Russia announced a ceasefire in Ukraine

The Russian Ministry of Defense has announced a temporary “ceasefire” and the opening of humanitarian corridors in five cities of Ukraine.

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“In order to safely evacuate civilians from populated areas, a “ceasefire” will be implemented starting from 10 AM Moscow time today, and humanitarian corridors will be opened from Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, and Mariupol,” reports the Russian Ministry of Defense on its Telegram channel.

The Russian Ministry of Defense did not specify how long the “ceasefire” will last. It also did not provide information on the direction of these “humanitarian corridors,” whether they will be open for refugees to safe areas within the country or to the borders of neighboring countries.

“Voice of Germany” reports that the Russian Ministry of Defense has opened “humanitarian corridors” towards Russia and Belarus.

It has been 14 days since Russia invaded Ukraine. On the morning of February 24, Russian troops began a full-scale offensive into Ukraine. According to the UN, around 2 million people have left the country in the past 14 days of the war in Ukraine.

The Kremlin stated that Russia could stop the war initiated by the Russian side “at any moment if Ukraine meets the conditions of the Russian Federation.” Moscow demands that Ukraine cease military actions, amend its constitution to enshrine neutrality and renounce claims to join “any bloc,” as well as recognize the territory of Crimea, occupied by Russia, as part of Russia and acknowledge the entities created by Russians in the territories of Luhansk and Donetsk regions of Ukraine as independent states, referred to as “LPR” and “DPR.”