Putin signs order demanding gas payments in roubles from Friday; Russia’s redeployment of forces from Georgia is indicative of its unexpected losses, UK intelligence says

Ukraine hopes to launch a fresh attempt to rescue civilians from Mariupol this morning after warnings from the Red Cross that thousands of lives depend on the successful evacuation of people trapped in the besieged city by Russian forces.

A total of 45 buses are en route to the nearby southern coastal town of Berdyansk, the Ukrainian deputy prime minister, Iryna Vereshchuk, said, along with a team from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delivering humanitarian aid and assisting evacuations. The convoy was expected to enter the city this morning after Russian promises of a limited ceasefire along the route from Mariupol to the Ukraine-held city of Zaporizhzhia.

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