Europe 1 with AFP 10:42 p.m., March 07, 2022
Following new negotiations with the Ukrainians, Russia announced on Monday evening the establishment of local ceasefires in several Ukrainian cities from 7 a.m. GMT (8 a.m. in France) on Tuesday to allow the evacuation of civilians through humanitarian corridors.
Russia announced on Monday evening the establishment of local ceasefires in several cities in Ukraine from 7 a.m. GMT (8 a.m. in France) on Tuesday to allow the evacuation of civilians via humanitarian corridors, at the outcome of new negotiations with the Ukrainians.
"The Russian Federation announces a ceasefire from 10 a.m. Moscow time (8 a.m. French time) on March 8" for the evacuation of civilians from Kiev, as well as the cities of Sumy, Kharkiv, Cherniguiv and Mariupol, said the cell of the Russian Ministry of Defense, responsible for humanitarian operations in Ukraine, in a statement quoted by Russian news agencies.
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The Ukrainian side had previously noted "some positive results" obtained during the negotiations on the humanitarian corridors.
But the Russian army continued its offensive and its bombardments, causing in particular, according to Ukrainian relief, 13 deaths in a strike on an industrial bakery, in Makariv, a locality located on one of the main axes leading from the west of the Ukraine in Kyiv.
On the twelfth day of the invasion launched by Vladimir Putin, the Russian army continued its advance towards the capital, which expects an attack "in the coming days", according to the Ukrainian Ministry of the Interior.
"Every house, every street, every checkpoint will resist until death if necessary," promised the mayor of Kiev, former boxing champion Vitali Klitschko.