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Ukraine official says Russian shelling halts evacuations for second time

Civilians were set to leave Mariupol during a ceasefire earlier on Sunday

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By AP

Published: Sun 6 Mar 2022, 5:20 PM

A Ukrainian official says a second attempt to evacuate civilians from a southern city under siege for a week has failed due to continued Russian shelling.

Evacuations from the port city of Mariupol were scheduled to begin at noon local time (10am GMT) during a 10am to 9pm local ceasefire, Ukrainian military authorities said earlier Sunday.

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Interior Ministry adviser Anton Gerashchenko said the planned evacuations along designated humanitarian corridors were halted because of an ongoing assault.

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“There can be no ‘green corridors’ because only the sick brain of the Russians decides when to start shooting and at whom,” he said on Telegram.

A similar ceasefire planned for Mariupol and the nearby city of Volnovakha collapsed Saturday, trapping residents under more shelling and aerial bombardment by Russian forces.

AP

Published: Sun 6 Mar 2022, 5:20 PM

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