Breaking Russia has declared a partial ceasefire to allow humanitarian corridors out of the Ukrainian cities of Mariupol and Volnovakha, Russia's defence ministry said.
Fire is seen in Mariupol on 3 March after Russia launched a massive military operation against Ukraine, in this image obtained from social media by Reuters.Russia's defence ministry announced a ceasefire on Saturday to allow residents of two besieged cities, including the strategic port city of Mariupol, to evacuate.
"They want to wipe Mariupol and Mariupol residents off the face of the earth," he said in a shaky video feed that cut in and out. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said late on Friday that Moscow was waiting for a third round of talks with Ukraine in Belarus, and one of Kyiv's negotiators said it hoped to hold them this weekend.
Some Mariupol residents have fled to the city centre to escape the heaviest shelling on the outskirts, said 30-year-old entrepreneur Ivan Yermolayev, who has been sheltering in the small basement of his house in the city and queuing up for water at a local well.
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