Ceasefire and opening of a humanitarian corridor in order to get away the civilians who are trapped at the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol announced the Russian Ministry of Defense, according to the Interfax news agency.
Information states that the ceasefire will be observed from 11 a.m. GMT and any civilian in the factory can leave in any direction.
According to information, there are between 300 and 1,000 civilians in the steelworks.
Sources cited by Skynews state that some of those who have taken refuge in underground warehouses at the factory have been there since late February and have not seen daylight for weeks.
Last week, Russia announced that Ukrainian troops could leave if they surrendered their weapons, but no fighters surrendered. Putin had ordered Russian troops to block the factory so that not a single “fly” could pass.
Earlier, however, five railway stations in western and central Ukraine today targeted by Russianswhich caused unknown number of victims, Ukrainian television broadcast, citing the head of the Ukrainian railways.
Alexander Kamishin said the attacks took place within an hour.
«Five train stations were bombed for over an hour this morning. 16+ passenger trains were delayed. Victims were reported, details will be given later. The Russians continue to destroy the Ukrainian railway infrastructure“, Underlined Kasimin.
5 railway stations shelled during one hour today in the morning. 16+ passenger trains delayed. Casualties reported, details later. #russians keep destroying #ukrainian railway infrastructure.
– Alexander Kamyshin (@AKamyshin) April 25, 2022
At the same time, according to local authorities, Russia also shot down two Ukrainian drones near the border.
«Russian anti-aircraft defense shot down two Ukrainian drones today at 04:15 in the morning (local time and Greek time)In the Rilsk region, on the border with Ukraine, he told the Telegram the governor of Kursk province Romen Starovit.
«There are no casualties, injuries or property damage. The situation is under full control“, He added.
The announcement comes shortly after Russian authorities indicated that fire of unknown cause raging in a fuel depot in the neighboring province Bryanskabout 200 km north of Rilsk.
The fire broke out at around 02:00 today at dawn at the Transneft Briansk-Droujba fuel depot in the city of Bryansk, which is located 150 kilometers from the border with Ukraine and is used as a logistics base for the Moscow military operation, according to the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations.
Meanwhile, the governor of the eastern Luhansk region shared details this morning about the damage caused by the Russian bombing yesterday, Sunday, when they were celebrating Orthodox Easter.
As he mentioned in a post on Telegram, three high-rise buildings and four houses were destroyedalong with many vehicles.
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