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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.

Russian state news agencies report the Russian military will observe a ceasefire in two areas of Ukraine starting Saturday to allow civilians to evacuate.

As Russian troops continue to target areas within Ukraine, a vaguely worded statement from Russian officials says evacuation routes for civilians have been agreed on.

At the same time, Ukrainian officials blamed Russian shelling for breaching a cease-fire arranged in two cities to evacuate civilians.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that Moscow would consider any third-party declaration of a no-fly zone over Ukraine as “participation in the armed conflict.”

LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Saturday that Ukrainian...

Putin warned that Ukrainian statehood is in jeopardy while a promised cease-fire in the port city of Mariupol collapsed amid scenes of terror in the besieged town.

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

Putin also said Saturday that Western sanctions are akin to “declaring war."

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