Evacuation of Mariupol set to begin

Evacuation of Ukrainians in Mariupol

The evacuation of civilians from Mariupol should now be getting underway, according to the timeline given by the city council.

Buses have been organised to move people to safety from three locations in the city starting at 09:00GMT local time.

Qazet.az reports that esidents have also been told that they can use their own transport to safely travel along a specific route north-west to the city of Zaporizhzhia during the ceasefire, which runs from 07:00-14:00 GMT local time.

Mariupol has been blockaded by Russian forces for several days. The ceasefire is also in place around the small city of Volnovakha.