Putin cancels Russian plans to storm Mariupol steel plant, opts for blockade instead
Putin gave the order to Sergei Shoigu, his defence minister, and cancelled plans to storm Azovstal plant in Mariupol and said he wanted it to continue to be securely blockaded.
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- Published Date: 10:33 | 21 April 2022
- Modified Date: 10:36 | 21 April 2022
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered the Russian military to cancel plans to storm the Azovstal plant in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol and said he wanted it to continue to be securely blockaded instead.
Putin gave the order to Sergei Shoigu, his defence minister, who had previously told Putin that more than 2,000 Ukrainian fighters were still holed up in the vast plant, which has a large underground component to it.
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