Evacuation of civilians from Ukraine's Mariupol begins at Sunday noon - Mariupol City Council

KYIV. March 6 (Interfax-Ukraine) - The evacuation of civilians from Ukraine's Mariupol began at 12:01 p.m. on Sunday, March 6, the press service for the Mariupol City Council said.

"The evacuation of civilians from Mariupol begins at 12:01 p.m. local time. According to the Coordination Center led by head of the Donetsk regional military and civil administration Pavel Kirilenko, a silence regime will be declared today, on March 6, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. local time," the statement said.