Ukraine war: Mariupol announces new evacuation plan

Authorities in besieged Mariupol announced on Sunday a new evacuation plan after a first failed attempt the day before.

The evacuation is to start at 12:00 local time (11:00 CET) with a ceasefire to be observed from 10:00 to 21:00. On Saturday, both sides accused each other of violating the ceasefire.

Russia has dropped powerful bombs on residential areas of the city of Chernihiv, a regional official said Saturday.

Vyacheslav Chaus posted a photo of what he said was an undetonated FAB-500, a Soviet-designed 500-kilogram (1,100-pound) air-dropped bomb.

“Usually this weapon is used against military-industrial facilities and fortified structures,” said Chaus, head of the same-named region of Chernihiv. “But in Chernihiv, against residential areas.”

The city of Chernihiv, located north of Kyiv and with a population of 290,000, has come under heavy fire from Russian forces. Officials said 17 people in the region were killed in the shelling..