The Russian Defense Ministry said no one had used two humanitarian corridors set up near the Ukrainian cities of Mariupol and Volnovacha today and accused Ukrainian “nationalists” of preventing civilians from leaving, Reuters reported.
In statements that contradict the statements of Ukrainian officials, the ministry said that Russian forces came under fire after the creation of humanitarian corridors, during a partial ceasefire.
The Mariupol municipal authority said earlier that Russia was not fully complying with it ceasefire and Ukrainian authorities said they were considering reports that Russian troops were using the ceasefire to advance on Mariupol.
Ukrainian local authorities said civilians trying to flee were under fire and fighting was taking place on the road to Zaporizhia.
“We understand that [η κατάπαυση του πυρός] was not true on the Russian side and they continue to destroy Mariupol. “We have decided to take our citizens back because it is not safe to be on the streets.” He stressed that the bombing of the city and the battles on the road to Zaporizhia make it “impossible to evacuate the people”, said the deputy mayor of Mariupol.
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