Civilian evacuation under ceasefire to start at midday: Ukraine's Mariupol

Civilian evacuation under ceasefire to start at midday: Ukraine's Mariupol

A similar plan had to be abandoned on Saturday after the ceasefire was not fully observed, with both sides trading blame.

Civilian evacuation under ceasefire to start at midday: Ukraine's Mariupol (Photo: Reuters)
Reuters
  • Mar 06, 2022,
  • Updated Mar 06, 2022, 3:08 PM IST

The city council of Ukraine's Mariupol said an evacuation of some of 400,000 residents trapped by encircling Russian forces would start at 12:00 p.m. local time (1000 GMT) on Sunday under a temporary ceasefire that will last till 9:00 p.m..

A similar plan had to be abandoned on Saturday after the ceasefire was not fully observed, with both sides trading blame.

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