The Russian Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday a three-day ceasefire​​​​​​​ for evacuation of civilians from the Azovstal steel plant in Ukraine’s Black Sea port city of Mariupol, writes aa.com.tr.

In a statement, the ministry said an evacuation corridor will be opened in the Azovstal area, in accordance with a decision taken by the Russian administration “based on humanitarian principles”.

“The Russian army opened a humanitarian corridor for the evacuation of civilians, including workers, women, and children, from the Azovstal plant site on May 5 - 7, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The civilians to be evacuated would be allowed to go to Russian territory as well as to areas under Kyiv’s control”, - the statement added.