RUSSIA-UKRAINE LIVE: Russian helicopters shot down, Aecom quits Moscow, 1.7m refugees flee Ukraine
RUSSIA-UKRAINE LIVE: Russian helicopters shot down, UN reports 1.7million refugees have fled Ukraine, Aecom halts Russia operations, calls to boycott Coca-Cola and experts now say Vladimir Putin may lose war
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Russia announced yet another ceasefire and a handful of humanitarian corridors to allow civilians to flee Ukraine today ahead of a third round of planned talks.
It came despite previous measures falling apart and Moscow’s armed forces continuing to strike Ukrainian cities with rockets even after the announcement.
Hundreds of thousands of civilians attempting to flee to safety were forced to shelter yesterday from what Ukrainian officials said was Russian shelling.
The Russian Defence Ministry said a ceasefire would start in the morning, and safe passages would open for civilians from Kyiv, Mariupol, Kharkiv and Sumy.
But some of the evacuation routes would funnel civilians toward Russia or its ally Belarus – and hopes were dim that the latest talks would yield breakthroughs.
Well into the second week of war, Russia’s plan to quickly overrun the country has been stymied by fierce resistance. Its troops have made significant advances in southern Ukraine and along the coast, but many of its efforts have become stalled.
The fighting has sent energy prices surging worldwide, stocks plummeting, and is threatening the food supply and livelihoods of people around the world.
The United Nations said it has confirmed just a few hundred civilian deaths but also warned that the number is a vast undercount. Police for the Kharkiv region said today that 209 people have died there alone – 133 of them civilians.
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