Russia declares partial ceasefire to allow residents of two Ukrainian cities to evacuate
Russia’s defence ministry has announced a partial ceasefire to allow residents of two Ukrainian cities that were surrounded by Russian forces, including the strategic port city of Mariupol, to evacuate.
Civilians will be allowed to leave Mariupol between noon and 5pm , Russia’s RIA news agency quoted city authorities as saying. “This is not an easy decision, but, as I have always said, Mariupol is not its streets or houses. Mariupol is its population, it is you and me,” mayor Vadim Boychenko was quoted as saying in the statement. With Russian troops surrounding the city, he said, “there is no other option but to allow residents - that is, you and me - to leave Mariupol safely,” he said.
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