Russia has said it has offered a ceasefire in the embattled Ukrainian city of Mariupol this Thursday for the evacuation of civilians. “Russia’s Armed Forces declare – exclusively for humanitarian purposes – a ceasefire on March 31 from 10 am [0800 GMT],” Major General Mikhail Mizintsev said on Wednesday evening, according to Interfax agency. The temporary ceasefire was intended to allow civilians to flee the embattled port city on the Sea of Azov first to Berdyansk to the west and then on to Zaporizhzhia. The Ukrainian side has until 6 am on Thursday morning to declare a ceasefire and inform R…