Russia has declared a partial ceasefire in Ukraine by opening humanitarian corridors for the nation's citizens.
Digital Desk: On Saturday (March 5), Russia imposed a partial ceasefire in Ukraine to allow humanitarian corridors out of the Ukrainian cities of Mariupol and Volnovakha, according to Russia's defence ministry.
According to the Russian defence ministry, the ceasefire will allow residents to flee the war-torn country. "The Russian side declares a regime of silence and opens humanitarian corridors for the escape of civilians from Mariupol and Volnovakha starting today, March 5 at 10 a.m. Moscow time," the Russian defence ministry was cited as saying by Russian news outlets.
Following days of "ruthless" attacks, Mariupol's mayor, Vadim Boychenko, declared Saturday that the city was under "blockade" by Russian soldiers.
Russian forces have shut off Mariupol's electricity, food, water, heating, and transportation in the dead of winter, drawing analogies to the Nazi blockade of Leningrad during World War II.
"For the time being, we are seeking humanitarian solutions as well as all conceivable means to get Mariupol out of the embargo," Boychenko said, calling for a truce and a humanitarian corridor for food and medication.
Since Putin's army entered Ukraine on February 24, it has pounded Ukrainian towns, killed hundreds of civilians, and attacked's leading nuclear power plant.
Western governments have condemned the invasion and imposed harsh penalties, balancing retribution of the Kremlin with concerns of a dangerous expansion.
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