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What looked like a breakthrough cease-fire to evacuate residents from two cities in Ukraine quickly is not holding, according to Ukrainian officials.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office said the evacuation effort was stopped because the city of Mariupol remained under fire on Saturday.

KYIV, Ukraine: The Russian military is observing a cease fire in two areas of Ukraine to allow civilians to evacuate, Russian state media reported Sat...

Ukrainian officials said the work to evacuate civilians from two cities had halted amid shelling, just hours after Russia announced the deal.

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Saturday that Ukrainian statehood is in jeopardy and likened the West's sanctions on Russia to "declaring war," while a promised cease-fire in the port city of Mariupol collapsed amid scenes of terror in the besieged town.

Efforts to enforce a temporary halt in hostilities in Mariupol and the eastern city of Volnovakha crumbled when Ukraine accused Russian troops of breaking the ceasefire.

LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Saturday that Ukrainian statehood is in jeopardy and likened the West's sanctions on Russia to “declaring war,” while a promised cease-fire in the port city of Mariupol collapsed amid scene

Ukrainian officials said the work to evacuate civilians from two cities had halted amid shelling, just hours after Russia announced the deal.

The Russian military initiated a temporary cease-fire in two areas of Ukraine to allow civilians to evacuate, Russian state media reported Saturday, the first breakthrough in allowing people to escape the war. The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement it had agreed on evacuation routes with Ukrainian forces for the strategic port of Mariupol…

A third round of talks between Russia and Ukraine will take place Monday, according to Ukraine officials.