{"id":8778,"date":"2022-03-05T08:27:40","date_gmt":"2022-03-05T08:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/?p=8778"},"modified":"2022-03-05T08:27:40","modified_gmt":"2022-03-05T08:27:40","slug":"russias-defence-ministry-announces-a-ceasefire-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/2022\/03\/russias-defence-ministry-announces-a-ceasefire-in-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia\u2019s defence ministry announces a ceasefire in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"

MONITORING (SW) – <\/span>Russian forces have declared a ceasefire to allow humanitarian corridors out of the Ukrainian cities of Mariupol and Volnovakha. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Multiple news outlets say they will pause their work inside Russia citing a new law that could mean jail for those found to be intentionally spreading \u201cfake\u201d news. The <\/span>US envoy to UN condemns\u00a0Russia\u2019s seizured of the largest nuclear power station in Europe, calling attack \u201creckless\u201d and \u201cdangerous\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As per the Al-Jazeera report, Ukrainian officials say attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant killed \u201cseveral\u201d people. <\/span>Moscow\u00a0denies attacking the site, blaming a fire that broke out there early on Friday on Ukrainian \u201csaboteurs\u201d.\u00a0<\/span>Russia says it is blocking Facebook and restricting access to Twitter, citing\u00a0restrictions on Russian media.\u00a0<\/span>More than 1.2 million people have fled Ukraine to neighbouring countries, according to UN.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov has said that 66,224 Ukrainian men have returned from abroad to join the fight against Russia\u2019s invasion. <\/span>\u201cThat\u2019s how many men returned from abroad at this moment to defend their country from the horde. These are 12 more combat and motivated brigades! Ukrainians, we are invincible,\u201d Reznikov said in an online post.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Civilians will be allowed to leave Mariupol, Ukraine between 12:00-17:00 Moscow time (9:00 GMT) on Saturday, Russia\u2019s RIA news agency has cited city authorities as saying. <\/span>Russia said earlier its troops which have encircled the Azov Sea port city in Ukraine\u2019s south would stop firing and allow civilians to pass.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Hundreds of people have marched in Tokyo protesting Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine.<\/span><\/p>\n

The crowd shouted, \u201cStop war. Protect lives.\u201d Some held signs that read: \u201cWe stand with Ukraine.\u201d Others held images of Putin with the words: \u201cStop Putin.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Russia\u2019s defence ministry has announced a ceasefire to allow residents of two besieged cities, including the strategic port town of Mariupol, to evacuate. <\/span>\u201cToday, March 5, from 10am Moscow time, the Russian side declares a regime of silence and opens humanitarian corridors for the exit of civilians from Mariupol and Volnovakha,\u201d the ministry said.<\/span><\/p>\n

There is no immediate confirmation from Ukrainian forces, and it is not immediately clear how long the evacuation routes would remain open.<\/span><\/p>\n

ENDS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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