Russia promises 'silence' for Ukrainians to flee battered cities

Russia said it is ready to provide humanitarian corridors

Russia said it is ready to provide humanitarian corridors on Wednesday for people fleeing Kyiv and four other Ukrainian cities, as the number of refugees created by the biggest assault on a European country since World War Two surpassed 2 million.

Qazet.az informs that Mikhail Mizintsev, head of Russia's National Defence Control Centre, told that Russian forces would "observe a regime of silence" from 10 a.m. Moscow time (0700 GMT) to ensure safe passage for civilians wishing to leave Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Mariupol.