"The Ukrainian side categorically rejects any interaction on the evacuation of a large number of people from Kharkov and Sumy," RIA Novosti reported.
It is noted that thousands of civilians, including foreigners, are being held there.
From 10:00 Moscow time on March 5, the Russian side announced a silence regime so that civilians in the Ukrainian Mariupol and Volnovakha could use the humanitarian corridors.
Later, the representative of the People's Militia of the DPR, Eduard Basurin, said that the Ukrainian side refused to guarantee the regime of silence in Mariupol and Volnovakha.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the Kiev authorities are not fulfilling agreements on the evacuation of the population from the areas of clashes.