LIVE. “10,000 to 20,000” Wagner mercenaries and Syrian and Libyan fighters on the side of Russia

Russian soldiers who invaded the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol have declared a unilateral ceasefire. A humanitarian corridor has also been established for Ukrainian fighters in the encircled Azovstal steel plant. This is reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense. Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the start of Moscow’s offensive against eastern Ukraine. “Russian troops have started the Battle of Donbas, something they have been preparing for a long time. A very large part of the Russian army is now dedicated to this offensive,” he said in a statement broadcast on Telegram. Follow all developments around the conflict in Ukraine in our live blog.

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