President Vladimir Putin praised Russia’s “liberation” of Mariupol on Thursday after Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu informed him that Moscow controls the Ukrainian port city save for the massive Azovstal steel factory.
Taking full control of Mariupol on the Azov Sea would be a big strategic win for Russia, allowing it to link occupied Crimea to pro-Russian separatist-controlled territory in eastern Ukraine.
During a televised meeting, Shoigu assured Putin, “Mariupol has been liberated.” “The remaining nationalist formations sought refuge in the Azovstal plant’s industrial zone.”
Around 2,000 Ukrainian forces, according to Shoigu, remained within the factory, where the final pocket of Ukrainian resistance was hiding in the facility’s network of underground tunnels.
Vladimir declares Mariupol’s “liberation” a “success” for Russian forces
Vladimir Putin declared Mariupol’s “liberation” a “success” for Russian forces, but instructed Shoigu to cancel the planned invasion of the Azovstal industrial sector, calling it “impractical.”
“There’s no need to enter these dungeons or crawl through these industrial buildings underneath. Close off this industrial region so not even a fly can get away “Putin stated the following.
Thousands of people are thought to have died in the city, which was besieged by Russian troops for over a month and had little food, water, or electricity.
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