Russia sets cease-fire for evacuations amid heavy shelling

A woman covers herself with a blanket to keep warm after fleeing from the Ukraine and arriving at the border crossing in Medyka, Poland, on Monday March 7 2022 (Markus Schreiber/AP)

Russia announced yet another cease-fire and a handful of humanitarian corridors to allow civilians to flee Ukraine – despite previous measures falling apart and Moscow’s armed forces continuing to pummel some Ukrainian cities with rockets even after the announcement.

On Sunday, hundreds of thousands of civilians attempting to flee to safety were forced to shelter from what Ukrainian officials said was Russian shelling in cities in the centre, north and south.