Ukrainian officials will evacuate people from Mariupol on Friday

Ukrainian officials will evacuate people from Mariupol on Friday. 

People will be evacuated from the besieged port city of Mariupol on Friday at 1200 local time, according to Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk.

In a social media post, Vereshchuk announced the news. She stated people would congregate at the “Port City” shopping center but didn’t elaborate.