and mariupol will all receive a temporary reprieve, according to a russian state news agency. several previous ceasefires have not been honoured. however in the last half hour the mayor of sumy said civilians in private cars have started leaving. in other developments, despite the evacuations, ukrainian officials say 22 people, including 3 children were killed in an overnight air raid in sumy. russian forces have gained ground in the south of ukraine but continue to meet fierce resistance and logistical problems in the north. explosions have been heard in kyiv in the last few hours. russia has confirmed that its foreign minister sergei lavrov and his ukrainian counterpart, dmytro kuleba, are set to meet in turkey on thursday. james reynolds has the latest details. for 12 hours, a ceasefirejust about held in the northern city of sumy, allowing 5000 civilians to escape into central ukraine.