INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russia&s military will hold fire and open humanitarian corridors in several Ukrainian cities on Monday, the Defence Ministry said, after
fighting halted weekend evacuation efforts and civilian casualties from Russia&s invasion mounted, Reuters reported.The corridors will
Moscow time (0700 GMT) from the capital Kyiv as well as the cities of Kharkiv, Mariupol and Sumy and are being set up at the personal
request of French President Emmanuel Macron, the ministry said.According to maps published by the RIA news agency, the corridor from Kyiv
will lead to Russian ally Belarus, and civilians from Kharkiv will only have a corridor leading to Russia
Corridors from Mariupol and Sumy will lead both to other Ukrainian cities and to Russia.Those who want to leave Kyiv will also be able to be
airlifted to Russia, the ministry said, adding it would use drones to monitor the evacuation, read the report.&Attempts by the Ukrainian
side to deceive Russia and the whole civilised world … are useless this time,& the ministry said.Russia&s invasion has been condemned
around the world, sent more than 1.5 million Ukrainians fleeing abroad, and triggered sweeping Western-led sanctions aimed at crippling the
Russian economy.Russia calls the campaign it launched on Feb
24 a &special military operation&
It has repeatedly denied attacking civilian areas and says it has no plans to occupy Ukraine.The post Russia says it will open humanitarian
corridors to Ukrainian cities on Monday first appeared on Ariana News.
