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Ukraine's Mariupol Attempts Second Evacuation

by Reuters

   LVIV, UKRAINE --

   The city council of Ukraine's Mariupol said an evacuation of some of
   400,000 residents trapped by encircling Russian forces would start at
   12 p.m. local time (1000 GMT) on Sunday under a temporary cease-fire
   that will last till 9 p.m.

   A similar plan had to be abandoned Saturday after the cease-fire was
   not fully observed, with both sides trading blame.