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Russia declares ceasefire in Ukraine's 5 cities for humanitarian corridors

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Russia declares ceasefire in Ukraine's 5 cities for humanitarian corridors
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Russia-Ukraine War: Russia on Tuesday declared a ceasefire amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine from 10 am (Moscow time) to provide humanitarian corridors in the cities of Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, and Mariupol, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia said in a statement. The development comes following the third round of talks between Russia and Ukraine in Belarus on Monday, which apparently ended up in failure.
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Also Read | Russian forces restrict access to mobile networks at Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant Russia declares ceasefire in Ukraine's 5 cities for humanitarian corridors In the meeting, both sides addressed the issues of civilian evacuation and the Ukrainian side assured Russia that the humanitarian corridor will start working from Tuesday. "From 10:00 a.m. (Moscow time) on March 8, 2022, the Russian Federation declares a ceasefire and is ready to provide humanitarian corridors," the statement issued by the Russian Foreign Ministry said, giving further details of the humanitarian corridors to be created in the cities of Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Mariupol for the evacuation of civilians. Russia declares ceasefire in Ukraine's 5 cities for humanitarian corridors "The Ukrainian side should also inform, in accordance with the established procedure, about the planned humanitarian operation before 03:00 a.m. (Moscow time) on March 8, 2022," the statement said, while additionally seeking written approvals of the proposed humanitarian corridors from Ukrain and also guarantees of security on the declared routes of humanitarian operations by the Ukrainian authorities. Russia declares ceasefire in Ukraine's 5 cities for humanitarian corridors The Russian and the Ukrainian sides are also expected to be in continuous communication starting 9:30 am (Moscow time) for the mutual exchange of information on the preparation and carrying out the evacuation of civilians and foreign citizens. Meanwhile, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has confirmed his plans to meet with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on March 10. Also Read | Russia-Ukraine War: Indian student shot at in Kyiv crosses into Poland, set to depart for Delhi -PTC News-
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