Ukraine begins evacuation of civilians from Sumy and Irpin – World

Ukraine begins evacuation of civilians from the northeastern city of Sumy and the city of Irpin near the capital KyivUkrainian authorities said, according to Reuters.

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Earlier in the day, Russia’s Defense Ministry said it was in force ceasefire to allow evacuation of civilians from Kyiv, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Sumy and Mariupol. This was reported by German wave.

Russian forces in Ukraine announced a “silence regime” from 09:00 local (and Bulgarian) time, Interfax reported.

In a letter to the Red Cross, the Russian Ministry of Defense undertook to observe the humanitarian corridor for the evacuation of civilians today (from Sumy in Poltava), which will run from 09:00 to 21:00 local time, said the Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Irina Vereshchukquoted by AFP and TASS.

However, Vereshchuk warned that the Ukrainian authorities expect the Russian side not to comply with the commitment, notes AFP.

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At night the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky accused the Russian army of failing to evacuate civilians through humanitarian corridors that were to be opened in the country as a result of the talks, AFP reported.

“There was an agreement on humanitarian corridors. Did it work? Russian tanks worked instead, City systems worked, Russian mines worked,” Zelensky told Telegram in a video message.

He accused Russian forces of mining the road that had been agreed for the supply of food and medicine in the besieged city. Mariupol. Zelenski also accused Russian forces of destroying a bus that was supposed to evacuate civilians from battle zones.

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“They make sure that a small corridor to the occupied territory is open to several dozen people. Not so much to Russia as to the propagandists, directly to the television cameras,” Zelensky said, accusing Moscow in cynicism.

However, the Ukrainian president added that Kyiv will continue to negotiate with Russiauntil a peace agreement is reached.

“I stay here, I stay in Kyiv, I’m not afraid“Zelenski added.