WATCH: View of the Kyiv as thousands of Ukrainians flee Irpin

Russia promised a new cease-fire that would begin at 10 a.m. Moscow time on March 9 and allow the evacuation of civilians from five cities — Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Mariupol — state media reported, a pledge that is likely to be met with some skepticism amid mounting concerns about potential war crimes and civilians being caught in shelling during failed evacuations. Read more: https://wapo.st/374Ao14. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: https://wapo.st/2QOdcqK

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