Russia Announces Ceasefire Around Mariupol’s Azovstal Steel Plant

The Russian Ministry of Defense on Monday announced a ceasefire around the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol to enable civilian evacuation from industrial estates that had protected the remaining Ukrainian resistance in the port city. Russian troops “from 14:00 Moscow Time (1100 GMT) on April 25, 2022, will unilaterally stop hostility, withdraw the unit to a safe distance and ensure […]