Another attempt at evacuating the citizens of Ukraine’s strategic Mariupol port city will be made today at 12pm local time, the city council announced on Sunday.
An earlier evacuation attempt was announced by Russia on Saturday for the 400,000 residents of the port which later had to be abandoned after reports of shelling emerged, leading to a subsequent trading of accusations between the two countries.
The local council had told residents to return to their shelters because Russian troops were not respecting the temporary ceasefire.
The attempt today will begin at 12pm local time (1000 GMT) and will last till 9pm (1900 GMT), the city council said.
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