Russian forces cease fire on the Azovstal steel complex in the Ukrainian coastal city of Mariupol; Open a humanitarian corridor for the evacuation of civilians for a period of three days, starting from Thursday. The Russian Defense Ministry, in a statement Wednesday evening, indicated that the Russian Armed Forces would open the corridor from 8 am to 6 pm. (Moscow time), indicating that this would allow civilians who had taken refuge in the plant to travel to Russia or to territories controlled by Kyiv.