Russia announced Monday evening the establishment of local ceasefires in several Ukrainian cities from 0700 GMT on Tuesday to allow the evacuation of civilians via humanitarian corridors.
According to Moscow, the evacuation routes will be communicated to the Ukrainian authorities, who must give their agreement before 00:00 GMT on the night of Monday to Tuesday, the deadline set by Russia.
“The Russian Federation announces a ceasefire from 10:00 a.m. Moscow time (07:00 GMT) on March 8” for the evacuation of civilians from Kiev, as well as the cities of Sumy, Kharkiv, Cherniguiv and Mariupol, said in a press release the cell of the Russian Ministry of Defense, in charge of humanitarian operations in Ukraine.
Moscow had already announced Monday morning the establishment of local ceasefires and the opening of corridors to allow the departure of civilians from several besieged cities.
But Ukraine has refused to evacuate civilians to Russia, with four of the six corridors proposed by the Russians going to that country or its Belarusian neighbour.
