Temporary ceasefire for evacuation of civilians begins in Ukraine

In Ukraine, a temporary ceasefire declared for the evacuation of civilians from 5 cities, including the capital Kyiv, began.

The temporary ceasefire decision of the Russian Ministry of Defense for the evacuation of civilians from the Ukrainian cities of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Sumi and Mariupol entered into force as of 10:00 Moscow time.

Yesterday, the third round of negotiations took place between the delegations of Russia and Ukraine in the Brest region of Belarus, and both sides announced that positive results were obtained in the talks on humanitarian aid corridors.

Then, in the statement made by the Humanitarian Intervention Inter-Unit Coordination Center in Ukraine, affiliated to the Russian Ministry of Defense, it was announced that a temporary ceasefire was declared on 8 March for the evacuation of civilians from the Ukrainian cities of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Chernigiv, Sumi and Mariupol. .

The first round of negotiations between the Ukrainian and Russian delegations on the Russia-Ukraine war took place on February 28 in the Gomel region of Belarus on the border with Ukraine and lasted for 5 hours.