Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Monday that pro-Moscow separatists were carrying out a offensive and the fighting was on in western parts of the besieged Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, despite a Kremlinfire-ordered ceasefire amid civilian evacuations.
The ministry said Russian troops would suspend fire open a humanitarian corridor out of surrounded them city of 400,000 on Monday.
Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov accused Ukrainian forces of using a group of more more than 150 civilians as humans shields for fire to separatist forces.
He said four civilians were killed and five injured as a resultbut the Donetsk People’s Republic forces, partly of eastern Ukraine, recognized as independent by Moscow, had “liberated” about 150 civilians, taking them to the territory they controlled.
The corridors will open at 10:00 a.m. Moscow time (07:00 GMT) from the capital Kyiv as well as cities of Kharkiv, Mariupol and Sumy and are in progress set up on personal request of French President Emmanuel Macron, the ministry said.
Those who to leave Kyiv will be flown to Russia, the ministry said, adding that it use drones to monitor the evacuation and “the attempts of the Ukrainians side deceive Russia and all civilizations world …are useless this time.”
Both parties declared the third round of the talks were to take place on an undisclosed date location in Belarus. Two precedents rounds gave little beyond promises to open roads for humanitarian access which still need to be successfully implemented.
On Sunday the second attempt to evacuate civilians from the south city of Mariupol failed due to continued Russian attacks, said Ukrainian Interior Ministry adviser Anton Gerashchenko. The harbor city was besieged for one week.
“There can be no ‘green corridors’ car only sick brain of the Russians decide when start shoot and at whom”, he said on Telegram.
Earlier on Sunday, the city advice in The Ukrainian port city of Mariupol said he would begin efforts to evacuate its civilians population after Saturday’s attempts were crushed by a ceasefirefire offences.
Some of the 400,000 inhabitants trapped by Russian forces were set for start evacuation at 12 p.m. local time (10 a.m. GMT) on Sunday under temporary shutdown-fire it was for last until 9 p.m. Approximately 440,000 people resided in The harbor city on the sea of Azov in front of the Russian invasion. Many residents are still without electricity, water and heat after days of Russian bombardment.
A similar plan was to be abandoned on Saturday after the stop-fire has not been fully observed, with on both sides trading blame. It was not clear how many civilians were able escape during the brief window when the fighting stopped. Buses had been fitted out to transport people out of the besieged city.
“Russia ready to stop military action in a moment’
Russia demands that Ukraine stop military action, modify its constitution to enshrine neutrality, recognize Crimea as Russian territory and recognize the separatist republics of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent territories, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
Peskov told Reuters that Russia had told Ukraine it was ready to stop son military deed”in a moment” if Kyiv met its terms.
It was the most explicit Russian statement to date of the terms he wants to impose on Ukraine must stop what it calls son “special military transaction” in Ukraine now on son 12th day.
Peskov said Ukraine was aware of conditions. “And on told them it could all be stopped in a moment.”
On the issue of neutrality, he said: “They should make amendments to the constitution that Ukraine would reject any goal of joining a bloc. This is possible only by doing changes to the Constitution.”
Kremlin spokesman insists Russia is not seeking to make further territorial claims on Ukraine. “We are really finishing the demilitarization of Ukraine. We will do it finish this. But the main the fact is that Ukraine ceases son military action. They should stop them military action and then no one going to shoot,” he said.
“They should make amendments to their constitution that Ukraine would reject any goal of joining a bloc. We have also Talk about how they or they should recognize that Crimea is Russian territory and that they need recognize that Donetsk and Lugansk are independent states. And that’s all. It will stop in a moment,” Peskov said.
Russia invasion was condemned around the world sent more more than 1.5 million Ukrainians fleeing abroad and triggered sweep away Western-led sanctions aimed at crippling Russia economy.
Russia calls the campaign he launched on February 24 a “special military transaction. He has repeatedly denied attacking civilian areas and says it does not have plans to occupy Ukraine.
Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Monday that pro-Moscow separatists were carrying out a offensive and the fighting was on in western parts of the besieged Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, despite a Kremlinfire-ordered ceasefire amid civilian evacuations.
The ministry said Russian troops would suspend fire open a humanitarian corridor out of surrounded them city of 400,000 on Monday.
Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov accused Ukrainian forces of using a group of more more than 150 civilians as humans shields for fire to separatist forces.
He said four civilians were killed and five injured as a resultbut the Donetsk People’s Republic forces, partly of eastern Ukraine, recognized as independent by Moscow, had “liberated” about 150 civilians, taking them to the territory they controlled.
The corridors will open at 10:00 a.m. Moscow time (07:00 GMT) from the capital Kyiv as well as cities of Kharkiv, Mariupol and Sumy and are in progress set up on personal request of French President Emmanuel Macron, the ministry said.
Those who to leave Kyiv will be flown to Russia, the ministry said, adding that it use drones to monitor the evacuation and “the attempts of the Ukrainians side deceive Russia and all civilizations world …are useless this time.”
Both parties declared the third round of the talks were to take place on an undisclosed date location in Belarus. Two precedents rounds gave little beyond promises to open roads for humanitarian access which still need to be successfully implemented.
On Sunday the second attempt to evacuate civilians from the south city of Mariupol failed due to continued Russian attacks, said Ukrainian Interior Ministry adviser Anton Gerashchenko. The harbor city was besieged for one week.
“There can be no ‘green corridors’ car only sick brain of the Russians decide when start shoot and at whom”, he said on Telegram.
Earlier on Sunday, the city advice in The Ukrainian port city of Mariupol said he would begin efforts to evacuate its civilians population after Saturday’s attempts were crushed by a ceasefirefire offences.
Some of the 400,000 inhabitants trapped by Russian forces were set for start evacuation at 12 p.m. local time (10 a.m. GMT) on Sunday under temporary shutdown-fire it was for last until 9 p.m. Approximately 440,000 people resided in The harbor city on the sea of Azov in front of the Russian invasion. Many residents are still without electricity, water and heat after days of Russian bombardment.
A similar plan was to be abandoned on Saturday after the stop-fire has not been fully observed, with on both sides trading blame. It was not clear how many civilians were able escape during the brief window when the fighting stopped. Buses had been fitted out to transport people out of the besieged city.
“Russia ready to stop military action in a moment’
Russia demands that Ukraine stop military action, modify its constitution to enshrine neutrality, recognize Crimea as Russian territory and recognize the separatist republics of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent territories, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
Peskov told Reuters that Russia had told Ukraine it was ready to stop son military deed”in a moment” if Kyiv met its terms.
It was the most explicit Russian statement to date of the terms he wants to impose on Ukraine must stop what it calls son “special military transaction” in Ukraine now on son 12th day.
Peskov said Ukraine was aware of conditions. “And on told them it could all be stopped in a moment.”
On the issue of neutrality, he said: “They should make amendments to the constitution that Ukraine would reject any goal of joining a bloc. This is possible only by doing changes to the Constitution.”
Kremlin spokesman insists Russia is not seeking to make further territorial claims on Ukraine. “We are really finishing the demilitarization of Ukraine. We will do it finish this. But the main the fact is that Ukraine ceases son military action. They should stop them military action and then no one going to shoot,” he said.
“They should make amendments to their constitution that Ukraine would reject any goal of joining a bloc. We have also Talk about how they or they should recognize that Crimea is Russian territory and that they need recognize that Donetsk and Lugansk are independent states. And that’s all. It will stop in a moment,” Peskov said.
Russia invasion was condemned around the world sent more more than 1.5 million Ukrainians fleeing abroad and triggered sweep away Western-led sanctions aimed at crippling Russia economy.
Russia calls the campaign he launched on February 24 a “special military transaction. He has repeatedly denied attacking civilian areas and says it does not have plans to occupy Ukraine.