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Ukraine president's adviser says Russia realised it could not take Mariupol's Azovstal

Russia decided to blockade the besieged Azovstal steel plant in the city of Mariupol because it cannot take it by force, Oleksiy Arestovych, Ukraine's presidential adviser said on Thursday.

Reuters

What is happening in Mariupol, what it means for the war and why it is so important to Russia

The scenes in Mariupol are heartbreaking and devastating — this is what you need to know

Wales Online

Russia claims Mariupol 'liberated' but West hails Ukraine's resistance

Zaporizhzhia (Ukraine) (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday claimed the "liberation" of the flattened city of Mariupol after nearly two months of fighting, but signalled he would forgo a final bloody offensive against beleaguered Ukrainian defenders there.

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First Thing: Putin orders blockade of Mariupol steelworks

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The Guardian - UK

Mariupol heroes defy Vladimir Putin’s forces in Ukraine

Russians ‘call off’ bid to seize stronghold after astonishing show of resistance

Evening Standard

The siege of Mariupol

Paris (AFP) - Russia on Thursday claimed to have taken control of the strategic Ukrainian port of Mariupol after more than seven weeks of fighting that reduced most of the besieged city to rubble.

AFP

Russia says Mariupol ‘liberated’, apart from Azovstal steel plant

President Putin instructs Russian forces to blockade steelworks where remaining fighters and civilians are holed up.

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Ukrainian Holocaust survivor, 91, dies during Mariupol siege

Vanda Semyonovna Obiedkova died sheltering in freezing basement on 4 April, says daughter

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

Ukrainian fighters were clinging to their last redoubt in Mariupol after Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed victory in the biggest battle of the war, declaring the port city "liberated" following weeks of relentless bombardment.

Reuters

Vladimir Putin orders Russian troops to block Azovstal plant in Mariupol so 'not even a fly can escape'

Several thousand Ukrainian soldiers - and around 1,000 civilians - are said to be sheltering in the Ukrainian city's huge steel plant

Irish Mirror

Putin calls off storming of Mariupol plant

Russian troops have been ordered to seal all exits from the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol, with Vladimir Putin saying storming the facility is “unnecessary”.

Crikey

Putin orders blockade of Mariupol steelworks ‘so a fly can’t get through’

Russian president tells forces that storming last Ukrainian stronghold in port city would be ‘impractical’

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine deputy PM demands Russia let civilians and wounded soldiers leave Azovstal

Ukraine's deputy prime minister Iryna Vereshchuk on Thursday demanded Russia urgently allow the evacuation of civilians and wounded soldiers from the besieged Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol via a humanitarian corridor.

Reuters

Ukraine news - live: Russia ‘attempts to storm’ Mariupol plant as mass graves found

Putin said he called off attack on Azovstal hours earlier

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Bangkok Post

Putin hails 'liberation' of Mariupol, cancels plans to storm steel plant

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 hermetically blockaded instead.

Nottingham Post

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Al Jazeera

Ukraine negotiators ready to go to Mariupol to ‘save our guys’

The strategic port city has been taken over by Russian forces, except for a small pocket of resistance.

Daily Mirror

Russia says Mariupol city has fallen with 2,000 fighters surrounded in factory

Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu has told Vladimir Putin that the southern port city of Mariupol in Ukraine has fallen into Russian hands following two months of brutal fighting

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Putin Cancels Russian Plans to Storm Mariupol Steel Plant, Opts for Blockade Instead

Russian 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 hermetically blockaded instead. Putin gave the order to Sergei Shoigu, his defense minister, who had previously…

Reuters

Putin cancels Russian plans to storm Mariupol steel plant, opts for blockade instead

Axios

Putin orders Russian forces not to storm Mariupol holdout, but "block it off"

President Zelenskiy said about 1,000 civilians are sheltering at a steel plant in Ukraine's final stronghold in Mariupol.

Wales Online

Ukraine's Mariupol defenders 'may have only hours left' amid Russia's relentless attacks

Mariupol's fall is getting closer after Putin boasted about missile test

The Independent UK

Putin tells Russian troops to blockade Mariupol ‘so that not even a fly comes through’

Russian leader hailed the operation in the devastated city, which has claimed thousands of lives, a ‘success’

AFP

Defenders of Ukraine's Mariupol defiant, call for security guarantees

Zaporizhzhia (Ukraine) (AFP) - Ukraine's last defenders in devastated Mariupol are refusing to surrender, but have appealed for security guarantees, with Russian forces on the brink of taking complete control of the strategically vital city.

France 24

Biden announces more military aid, questions Russian claims of controlling Mariupol

US President Joe Biden on Thursday authorised another $800 million in military aid for Ukraine, citing a "critical window" in the conflict as Russia conducts a major offensive in eastern Ukraine. The new military package will include heavy artillery, 144,000 rounds of ammunition and tactical drones, Biden said. Follow the…

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