Ukrainian city Mariupol says cease-fire for civilian evacuation planned for today
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Fighting is due to stop between 10 a.m. and 9 p.m. local time. The evacuation of civilians will begin at midday, the city said in a post on Telegram. The safe route — described as a "humanitarian 'green' corridor" — will go from Mariupol to Zaporozhye, a city to the west, with a number of stops along the way.Saturday due to fears of violence in the cities and on the routes out. Iryna Vereshchuk, deputy prime minister of Ukraine, said Saturday that Russia had violated the cease-fire agreement, with fighting continuing in or around both cities.