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Russia has proclaimed a partial ceasefire to allow civilians to flee Ukraine. The Russian invasion of the neighbouring country is in its 12th day. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the decision was made in response to a request from French President Emmanuel Macron, who dialled Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday.
According to a Russian military statement, a ceasefire in the areas of Kyiv, Mariupol, Kharkiv, and Sumy will begin at 10 a.m. (Moscow time) to allow humanitarian routes to open. The ceasefire came after two failed attempts to evacuate residents from Mariupol, where the International Committee of the Red Cross estimated 200,000 people were attempting to flee. The failure has been blamed on both Russia and Ukraine.
Civilians will be allowed to flee to Russia and Belarus, according to evacuation routes released by Russia’s RIA Novosti news agency citing the Defense Ministry. According to the task force, Russian military will monitor the truce via drones.
On February 24, Russian soldiers began combat actions in Ukraine, 24 days after Russian President Vladimir Putin recognised Donetsk and Luhansk as independent republics in Ukraine.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials reported a “catastrophic scenario” in Kyiv’s outskirts after failed evacuation attempts. According to reports, both sides have scheduled a third session of discussions for Monday.
On Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed to resist, calling on citizens to take to the streets to “drive this evil out of our cities, from our nation.” “They can only build bloody corridors instead of humanitarian corridors,” he stated on Sunday, referring to an attempt to evacuate civilians that failed due to Russian airstrikes.
Only if Kyiv quits hostilities, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin, can the attacks are ceased. Putin blamed Ukraine for the conflict and demanded that Kyiv end all hostilities and meet Russia’s well-known demands.
