Ukraine says Russia has agreed to ceasefire on humanitarian corridors

Ukraine says Russia has agreed to ceasefire on humanitarian corridors from 9am to 9pm

The Ukrainian deputy prime minister has said that Russian armed forces have agreed to stop firing in areas of humanitarian corridors from 9 am to 9 pm local time (7 am-7 pm GMT) today, reports Reuters.

Iryna Vereshchuk said the evacuation corridors will be open on Wednesday in several areas including Mariupol, but warned Russian forces against shooting in those areas.

Russia has also warned that it is working on a broad response to western sanctions that it claimed would be ‘swift’ and felt in the most sensitive areas, reports Reuters.

“Russia’s reaction will be swift, thoughtful and sensitive for those it addresses,”Dmitry Birichevsky, the director of the foreign ministry’s department for economic cooperation, said, according to the RIA news agency.