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2022.03.31 07:23 GMT+8

Russia announces ceasefire in Mariupol to evacuate civilians

Updated 2022.03.31 07:23 GMT+8
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The Russian defense ministry has announced a local ceasefire to allow civilians to be evacuated from Ukraine's port city of Mariupol.

A humanitarian corridor from Mariupol to Zaporizhzhia, via the port of Berdiansk, would be opened from 10 a.m. (0700 GMT) on Thursday, the ministry said.

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