Fighting continues on Mariupol evacuation routes

Olena Roschyna – Saturday, 5 March 2022, 11:25

The ceasefire promised by the Russian troops to allow for the evacuation of civilians from Mariupol and Volnovakha has not yet been confirmed. Negotiations with the Russian military continue.

Source: Head of the Donetsk Regional State Administration Pavlo Kyrylenko

According to Kyrylenko: "As of 10:55 the ceasefire has been confirmed only for the territory of the Donetsk region. Further on along the evacuation route, in the Zaporizhzhya region, fighting continues.

We continue negotiating with the Russian side about confirming the ceasefire along the entire evacuation route from Mariupol."

Details: Kyrylenko asked the civilian population to rely only on official information.

Azov reported that the decision to evacuate Mariupol’s civilian population has not been approved yet, since the ceasefire has not yet begun.