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In case you missed the earlier announcement of a possible ceasefire in Mariupol, here are the details we reported earlier.

The Russian defence ministry announced a local ceasefire on Thursday to allow civilians to be evacuated from Ukraine's besieged port city of Mariupol, according to Agence France-Presse.