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Russia announced Monday evening the establishment of local ceasefires in several Ukrainian cities from 07:00 GMT (08:00 Swiss) on Tuesday to allow the evacuation of civilians via humanitarian corridors.
According to Moscow, the new evacuation routes will be communicated to the Ukrainian authorities for agreement before 00:00 GMT (01:00 Swiss).
“The Russian Federation announces a ceasefire from 10:00 Moscow time (08:00 Swiss) 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.
She assured that the Ukrainian authorities had so far been “unable to ensure the functioning of the humanitarian corridors”, noting that the situation in many Ukrainian cities “has rapidly deteriorated and acquired the character of a humanitarian catastrophe. “.