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The Russian military on Friday claimed that it completed clearing mines and removing sunken ships in the Azov Sea so that the port in Mariupol could resume operation.
"At the moment, access to the waters of the western harbour is free and clean. The specialists of the Black Sea Fleet completed the task on time and unblocked the port of Mariupol so that it could function," an officer of the Russian Black Sea fleet said.
Separatist authorities said the Mariupol port would be ready to receive ships by the end of May. Six foreign cargo ships still remain in the harbour waiting to be taken to their home ports.
The Russian Defense Ministry proposed corridors to allow foreign ships to leave ports along the Black Sea, as well as Mariupol on the Sea of Azov.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said his country was ready to agree on safe corridors in principle, but it was not sure it could trust Russia to allow safe passage.

Russia readies Mariupol port for operations, but can Ukraine expect safe passage?

The Russian military on Friday claimed that it completed clearing mines and removing sunken ships in the Azov Sea so that the port in Mariupol could resume operation

The Russian military on Friday claimed that it completed clearing mines and removing sunken ships in the Azov Sea so that the port in Mariupol could resume operation.
"At the moment, access to the waters of the western harbour is free and clean. The specialists of the Black Sea Fleet completed the task on time and unblocked the port of Mariupol so that it could function," an officer of the Russian Black Sea fleet said.
Separatist authorities said the Mariupol port would be ready to receive ships by the end of May. Six foreign cargo ships still remain in the harbour waiting to be taken to their home ports.
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The Russian Defense Ministry proposed corridors to allow foreign ships to leave ports along the Black Sea, as well as Mariupol on the Sea of Azov.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said his country was ready to agree on safe corridors in principle, but it was not sure it could trust Russia to allow safe passage.

Russia claimed to have captured Mariupol on Friday in what would be its biggest victory yet in its war with Ukraine. This comes after a nearly three-month siege that reduced much of the strategic port city to a smoking ruin, with over 20,000 civilians feared dead.
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to President Vladimir Putin the “complete liberation” of the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol - the last stronghold of Ukrainian resistance - and the city as a whole, spokesman Igor Konashenkov said.
Russia’s state news agency RIA Novosti quoted the ministry as saying a total of 2,439 Ukrainian fighters who had been holed up at the steelworks had surrendered since Monday, including over 500 on Friday.
The steel mill had been the site of fierce fighting for weeks. The dwindling group of outgunned fighters had held out in the plant, drawing Russian airstrikes, artillery and tank fire, before their government ordered them to abandon its defence and save their lives.

Russia claimed to have captured Mariupol on Friday; biggest victory for the invader country yet

Russia's claim of capturing Mariupol&nbsp;comes almost three months since the war started

Russia claimed to have captured Mariupol on Friday in what would be its biggest victory yet in its war with Ukraine. This comes after a nearly three-month siege that reduced much of the strategic port city to a smoking ruin, with over 20,000 civilians feared dead.
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to President Vladimir Putin the &ldquo;complete liberation&rdquo; of the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol - the last stronghold of Ukrainian resistance - and the city as a whole, spokesman Igor Konashenkov said.
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Russia&rsquo;s state news agency RIA Novosti quoted the ministry as saying a total of 2,439 Ukrainian fighters who had been holed up at the steelworks had surrendered since Monday, including over 500 on Friday.
The steel mill had been the site of fierce fighting for weeks. The dwindling group of outgunned fighters had held out in the plant, drawing Russian airstrikes, artillery and tank fire, before their government ordered them to abandon its defence and save their lives.

The battle that turned Mariupol into a worldwide symbol of defiance and suffering drew toward a close as Russia said nearly 1,000 last-ditch Ukrainian fighters who held out inside a pulverized steel plant had surrendered.
Meanwhile, the first captured Russian soldier to be put on trial by Ukraine on war-crimes charges pleaded guilty Wednesday to killing a civilian and could get life in prison.
Finland and Sweden applied to join NATO, abandoning generations of neutrality for fear that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not stop with Ukraine.
The Ukrainian fighters who emerged from the ruined Azovstal steelworks after being ordered by their military to abandon the last stronghold of resistance in the now-flattened port city face an uncertain fate.
Some were taken by the Russians to a former penal colony in territory controlled by Moscow-backed separatists.
While Ukraine said it hopes to get the soldiers back in a prisoner swap, Russia threatened to put some of them on trial for war crimes.
Amnesty International said the Red Cross should be given immediate access to the fighters.

Battle for Mariupol draws toward close after Ukraine troops' mass surrender

While Ukraine said it hopes to get the soldiers back in a prisoner swap, Russia threatened to put some of them on trial for war crimes.

While Ukraine said it hopes to get the soldiers back in a prisoner swap, Russia threatened to put some of them on trial for war crimes.

The battle that turned Mariupol into a worldwide symbol of defiance and suffering drew toward a close as Russia said nearly 1,000 last-ditch Ukrainian fighters who held out inside a pulverized steel plant had surrendered.
Meanwhile, the first captured Russian soldier to be put on trial by Ukraine on war-crimes charges pleaded guilty Wednesday to killing a civilian and could get life in prison.
Finland and Sweden applied to join NATO, abandoning generations of neutrality for fear that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not stop with Ukraine.
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The Ukrainian fighters who emerged from the ruined Azovstal steelworks after being ordered by their military to abandon the last stronghold of resistance in the now-flattened port city face an uncertain fate.
Some were taken by the Russians to a former penal colony in territory controlled by Moscow-backed separatists.
While Ukraine said it hopes to get the soldiers back in a prisoner swap, Russia threatened to put some of them on trial for war crimes.
Amnesty International said the Red Cross should be given immediate access to the fighters.

A clean up operation took place in the centre of Mariupol on Thursday even as Ukrainian fighters held out against Russian troops in the city's pulverized steel plant.
The rest of the city is now under Russian control.
Municipal workers, as well as volunteers, were seen clearing debris near gutted, charred buildings, including the drama theatre where hundreds of people died when the Russian military bombed it in March.
Some workers were also seen putting a Russian flag on a tall utility pole.
As the bloody battle continues, there is speculation that President Vladimir Putin wants to present the Russian people with a battlefield triumph — or announce an escalation of the war — in time for Victory Day.
Victory Day is the biggest patriotic holiday on the Russian calendar, marking the Soviet Union's triumph over Nazi Germany.
Since the invasion began in February, Russia has been fighting to capture the strategic port city.
The complete capture of the strategic port city would mark Russia's biggest success of the war yet.
Russia would need to seize Mariupol's sprawling Azovstal steelworks, the last pocket of resistance in a city which has largely been reduced to rubble over the past two months of the war.

Russia tries to 'clean up' bombed-out Mariupol ahead of Victory Day

A clean up operation took place in the centre of Mariupol on Thursday amid speculation that President Vladimir Putin wants to present the Russian people with a battlefield triumph in time for Victory Day.

As the bloody battle continues, there is speculation that President Vladimir Putin wants to present the Russian people with a battlefield triumph &mdash; or announce an escalation of the war &mdash; in time for Victory Day.

A clean up operation took place in the centre of Mariupol on Thursday even as Ukrainian fighters held out against Russian troops in the city's pulverized steel plant.
The rest of the city is now under Russian control.
Municipal workers, as well as volunteers, were seen clearing debris near gutted, charred buildings, including the drama theatre where hundreds of people died when the Russian military bombed it in March.
Some workers were also seen putting a Russian flag on a tall utility pole.
As the bloody battle continues, there is speculation that President Vladimir Putin wants to present the Russian people with a battlefield triumph &mdash; or announce an escalation of the war &mdash; in time for Victory Day.
Victory Day is the biggest patriotic holiday on the Russian calendar, marking the Soviet Union's triumph over Nazi Germany.
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Since the invasion began in February, Russia has been fighting to capture the strategic port city.
The complete capture of the strategic port city would mark Russia's biggest success of the war yet.
Russia would need to seize Mariupol's sprawling Azovstal steelworks, the last pocket of resistance in a city which has largely been reduced to rubble over the past two months of the war.

The Interior Ministry of the separatist region Donetsk People's Republic has released video footage of Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol.
The video features military vehicles in the plant and a series of explosions hitting industrial buildings.
There was no information provided as to when the video was shot.
Heavy fighting raged Thursday at the shattered steel plant in Mariupol as Russian forces sought to finish off the city's last-ditch defenders and complete the capture of the strategically vital Ukrainian port.
The bloody battle came amid growing suspicions that President Vladimir Putin wants to present the Russian people with a major battlefield success - or announce an escalation of the war - in time for Victory Day on Monday. That is the biggest patriotic holiday on the Russian calendar, marking the Soviet Union's triumph over Nazi Germany.
Some 2,000 Ukrainian fighters, by Russia's most recent estimate, were holed up in the tunnels and bunkers under the sprawling Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol, the last pocket of resistance in a city largely reduced to rubble over the past two months. A few hundred civilians were also believed trapped there.
Capt. Sviatoslav Palamar, who as deputy commander of Ukraine's Azov Regiment led defenders inside the mill, told Ukrainian Channel 24 that Russian troops were inside the plant for a third day and meeting fierce resistance.
“Heavy fighting is underway," Palamar said.
The Russians managed to get inside with the help of an electrician who knew the layout, said Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to Ukraine's Internal Affairs Ministry.
“He showed them the underground tunnels which are leading to the factory,” Gerashchenko said in a video posted late Wednesday. “Yesterday, the Russians started storming these tunnels, using the information they received from the betrayer.” The Kremlin denied its troops were storming the plant.
Mariupol's fall would be a major success for Moscow, depriving Ukraine of a vital port, allowing Russia to establish a land corridor to the Crimean Peninsula, which it seized from Ukraine in 2014, and freeing up troops to fight elsewhere in the Donbas, the eastern industrial region that the Kremlin says is now its chief objective.

Watch: pro-Russia region releases video of Azovstal steel plant bombing 

The separatist region Donetsk has released video footage of Russia bombing the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol.

Watch: pro-Russia region releases video of Azovstal steel plant bombing

Heavy fighting raged Thursday at the shattered steel plant in Mariupol as Russian forces sought to finish off the city's last-ditch defenders and complete the capture of the strategically vital Ukrainian port.

The Interior Ministry of the separatist region Donetsk People's Republic has released video footage of Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol.
The video features military vehicles in the plant and a series of explosions hitting industrial buildings.
There was no information provided as to when the video was shot.
Heavy fighting raged Thursday at the shattered steel plant in Mariupol as Russian forces sought to finish off the city's last-ditch defenders and complete the capture of the strategically vital Ukrainian port.
The bloody battle came amid growing suspicions that President Vladimir Putin wants to present the Russian people with a major battlefield success - or announce an escalation of the war - in time for Victory Day on Monday. That is the biggest patriotic holiday on the Russian calendar, marking the Soviet Union's triumph over Nazi Germany.
Some 2,000 Ukrainian fighters, by Russia's most recent estimate, were holed up in the tunnels and bunkers under the sprawling Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol, the last pocket of resistance in a city largely reduced to rubble over the past two months. A few hundred civilians were also believed trapped there.
Capt. Sviatoslav Palamar, who as deputy commander of Ukraine's Azov Regiment led defenders inside the mill, told Ukrainian Channel 24 that Russian troops were inside the plant for a third day and meeting fierce resistance.
&ldquo;Heavy fighting is underway," Palamar said.
The Russians managed to get inside with the help of an electrician who knew the layout, said Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to Ukraine's Internal Affairs Ministry.
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&ldquo;He showed them the underground tunnels which are leading to the factory,&rdquo; Gerashchenko said in a video posted late Wednesday. &ldquo;Yesterday, the Russians started storming these tunnels, using the information they received from the betrayer.&rdquo; The Kremlin denied its troops were storming the plant.
Mariupol's fall would be a major success for Moscow, depriving Ukraine of a vital port, allowing Russia to establish a land corridor to the Crimean Peninsula, which it seized from Ukraine in 2014, and freeing up troops to fight elsewhere in the Donbas, the eastern industrial region that the Kremlin says is now its chief objective.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed that an evacuation is underway of civilians at a steel plant in the bombed-out city of Mariupol.
Zelenskyy said on social media on Sunday that a group of 100 people are on their way from Azovstal steelworks to Ukrainian-controlled territory.
As many as 100,000 people are believed to still be in blockaded Mariupol, including up to 1,000 civilians who were hunkered down with an estimated 2,000 Ukrainian fighters beneath the Soviet-era steel plant — the only part of the city not occupied by the Russians.
Zaporizhzhia, a city about 141 miles (227 kilometers) northwest of Mariupol, is the expected destination of the evacuation effort. Zaporizhzhia was the destination of Mariupol residents who managed to flee the city on their own when previous Red Cross- and Ukrainian-organised evacuations had to be called off due to ongoing shelling or concerns about route safety.
The U.N. said the convoy to evacuate civilians started on Friday, travelling some 140 miles (230 kilometers) before reaching the plant in Mariupol on Saturday morning.
People who have fled Russian-occupied areas have at times described their vehicles being fired on. Ukrainian officials have repeatedly accused Russian forces of shelling evacuation routes on which the two sides had agreed.
Russia's high-stakes offensive in coastal southern Ukraine and the country's eastern industrial heartland has Ukrainian forces fighting village-by-village and more civilians fleeing airstrikes and artillery shelling as war draws near their doorsteps.

Russia-Ukraine war: Civilians being evacuated from steel plant in Mariupol

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed that an evacuation is underway of civilians at a steel plant in the bombed-out city of Mariupol.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed that an evacuation is underway of civilians at a steel plant in the bombed-out city of Mariupol.
Zelenskyy said on social media on Sunday that a group of 100 people are on their way from Azovstal steelworks to Ukrainian-controlled territory.
As many as 100,000 people are believed to still be in blockaded Mariupol, including up to 1,000 civilians who were hunkered down with an estimated 2,000 Ukrainian fighters beneath the Soviet-era steel plant &mdash; the only part of the city not occupied by the Russians.
Zaporizhzhia, a city about 227 kilometers northwest of Mariupol, is the expected destination of the evacuation effort. Zaporizhzhia was the destination of Mariupol residents who managed to flee the city on their own when previous Red Cross- and Ukrainian-organised evacuations had to be called off due to ongoing shelling or concerns about route safety.

As many as 100,000 people are believed to still be in blockaded Mariupol, including up to 1,000 civilians who were hunkered down with an estimated 2,000 Ukrainian fighters beneath the Soviet-era steel plant

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed that an evacuation is underway of civilians at a steel plant in the bombed-out city of Mariupol.
Zelenskyy said on social media on Sunday that a group of 100 people are on their way from Azovstal steelworks to Ukrainian-controlled territory.
As many as 100,000 people are believed to still be in blockaded Mariupol, including up to 1,000 civilians who were hunkered down with an estimated 2,000 Ukrainian fighters beneath the Soviet-era steel plant &mdash; the only part of the city not occupied by the Russians.
Zaporizhzhia, a city about 141 miles (227 kilometers) northwest of Mariupol, is the expected destination of the evacuation effort. Zaporizhzhia was the destination of Mariupol residents who managed to flee the city on their own when previous Red Cross- and Ukrainian-organised evacuations had to be called off due to ongoing shelling or concerns about route safety.
The U.N. said the convoy to evacuate civilians started on Friday, travelling some 140 miles (230 kilometers) before reaching the plant in Mariupol on Saturday morning.
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People who have fled Russian-occupied areas have at times described their vehicles being fired on. Ukrainian officials have repeatedly accused Russian forces of shelling evacuation routes on which the two sides had agreed.
Russia's high-stakes offensive in coastal southern Ukraine and the country's eastern industrial heartland has Ukrainian forces fighting village-by-village and more civilians fleeing airstrikes and artillery shelling as war draws near their doorsteps.

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his forces not to storm the last remaining Ukrainian stronghold in the besieged city of Mariupol on Thursday but instead to block it "so that not even a fly comes through.” His defense minister, Sergei Shoigu, said the rest of the city beyond the sprawling Azovstal steel plant where Ukrainian forces were holed has been “liberated” - as Russian officials refer to areas of Ukraine they have seized. Putin hailed that as a “success.” But leaving the plant in Ukrainian hands robs the Russians of the ability to declare complete victory in Mariupol, which has seen some of the most dramatic fighting of the war and whose capture has both strategic and symbolic importance.
The scale of suffering there has made it a worldwide focal point, and its definitive fall would deprive Ukraine of a vital port, complete a land bridge between Russia and the Crimean Peninsula, and free up Russian troops to move elsewhere in the Donbas.
Shoigu said the plant was “securely blocked.” Putin and Shoigu's comments appeared to reflect a change in strategy in Mariupol, where the Russians previously seemed determined to take every last inch of the city. But it was not clear what it would mean in practical terms.
Ukrainian officials did not comment on the latest remarks, but earlier said four buses with civilians managed to escape from the city after several unsuccessful attempts. Thousands more remain the city, much of which has been reduced to a smoking ruin in a nearly two-month siege, with over 20,000 people feared dead.
Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said another attempt to evacuate civilians from Mariupol would be made Thursday - though it was not clear how the latest comments would affect that.
In Kyiv, Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Denmark's Mette Frederiksen became the latest European leaders to show support with a visit to the capital.
They were due to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who warned in a video address overnight that the Russians were not “abandoning their attempts to score at least some victory by launching a new, large-scale offensive.” “The West stands together to support the Ukrainian people,” Frederiksen, the Danish prime minister, said in a statement.
Meanwhile, the Kremlin said it submitted a draft of its demands for ending the war, and the West raced to supply Ukraine with heavier weapons to counter the Russians' new drive to seize the industrial east.
Britain's Defense Ministry said in an assessment that Russia likely desires to demonstrate significant successes ahead of its annual May 9 Victory Day celebrations. “This could affect how quickly and forcefully they attempt to conduct operations in the run-up to this date.” As fears grew for the fate of civilians in Mariupol, the Kyiv regional police said Thursday that two mass graves with nine bodies were discovered in the city of Borodyanka, northwest of the capital.
The findings added to thousands of civilians reported killed by Russian forces, who have been accused of wholesale abuses of Ukrainians.
Head of the Kyiv regional police, Andriy Nebytov, said two women and a teenager were among the “civilians killed by the Russian occupiers.” “I want to stress that these people are civilians. The Russian military deliberately shot civilians that didn't put up any resistance and didn't pose any threat,” Nebytov said, adding that some of the victims were apparently tortured.
With global tensions running high, Russia reported the first successful test launch of a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile, the Sarmat. President Vladimir Putin boasted that it can overcome any missile defense system and make those who threaten Russia “think twice." The head of the Russian state aerospace agency called the launch out of northern Russia “a present to NATO.” The Pentagon described the test as “routine” and said it wasn't considered a threat.
On the battlefield, Ukraine said Moscow continued to mount assaults across the east, probing for weak points in Ukrainian defensive lines.
Russia said it launched hundreds of missile and air attacks on targets that included concentrations of troops and vehicles.
The Kremlin's stated goal is the capture of the Donbas, the mostly Russian-speaking eastern region that is home to coal mines, metal plants and heavy-equipment factories.
Detaching it from the rest of Ukraine would give Putin a badly needed victory two months into the war, after the botched attempt to storm the capital, Kyiv.
The UK Defense Ministry said Russian forces were advancing from staging areas in the Donbas toward Kramatorsk, which continues to suffer from persistent rocket attacks.
The Luhansk governor said Russian forces control 80 per cent of his region, which is one of two that make up the Donbas. Before Russia invaded on February 24, the Kyiv government controlled 60 per cent of the Luhansk region.
Gov. Serhiy Haidai said the Russians, after seizing the small city of Kreminna, are now threatening the cities of Rubizhne and Popasna. He urged all residents to evacuate immediately.
“The occupiers control only parts of these cities, unable to break through to the centers,” Haidai said on the messaging app Telegram.
Analysts have said the offensive in the east could become a war of attrition as Russia faces Ukraine's most experienced, battle-hardened troops, who have fought pro-Moscow separatists in the Donbas for eight years.
Russia said it presented Ukraine with a draft document outlining its demands for ending the conflict - days after Putin said the talks were at a “dead end.” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that “the ball is in their court, we're waiting for a response.” He gave no details on the draft, and it was not clear when it was sent or whether it offered anything new to the Ukrainians, who presented their own demands last month.
Zelenskyy said he had not seen or heard of the proposal, though one of his top advisers said the Ukrainian side was reviewing it.
Moscow has long demanded Ukraine drop any bid to join NATO. Ukraine has said it would agree to that in return for security guarantees from other countries. Other sources of tension include the status of both the Crimean Peninsula, seized by Moscow in 2014, and eastern Ukraine, where the separatists have declared independent republics recognized by Russia.
Earlier this week, Ukraine said the Russians dropped heavy bombs to flatten what was left of the Azovstal steel plant .
A few thousand Ukrainian troops, by the Russians' estimate, remained in the plant and its labyrinth of tunnels and bunkers spread out across about 11 square kilometers (4 square miles). Zelenskyy said about 1,000 civilians were also trapped.
A Ukrainian apparently in the plant posted a Facebook video urging world leaders to help evacuate people from the plant, saying, "We have more than 500 wounded soldiers and hundreds of civilians with us, including women and children.” The officer identified himself as Serhiy Volynskyy of the 36th Marine Brigade and warned: “This may be our last appeal. We may have only a few days or hours left." The authenticity of the video could not be independently verified.
Russia has repeatedly issued ultimatums to the defenders to surrender, but the Ukrainians have ignored them.
More than 100,000 people overall were believed trapped in Mariupol with little if any food, water, medicine or heat. The city's pre-war population was 400,000.
A Zelenskyy adviser, Mykhailo Podolyak, said on Twitter that he and other Ukrainian negotiators were ready to hold talks without conditions to save the lives of trapped Mariupol defenders and civilians. There was no immediate response from Russia.
Elsewhere, some residents of the eastern city of Kharkiv have lived in basements for weeks, trying to stay safe from Russian shelling. With no running water, gas or electricity, they collect rainwater and cook on open fires, burning debris from destroyed wooden buildings.
In one neighbourhood, they sought safety in a school basement - using desks, tables and chairs to fashion beds. More than 300 people slept there during the first days of the war, but most have left for safer places, and only a few dozen remain.
Stirring a large pot of a thin vegetable soup, a woman said volunteers brought cabbage, beets and canned beans.
“We mixed everything together and made borscht,” said Natasha, who gave only her first name.
As Russia funneled troops and equipment into the Donbas, Western nations rushed to boost the flow of military supplies to Kyiv for this new phase of the war - likely to involve trench warfare, long-range artillery attacks and tank battles across relatively open terrain.
US President Joe Biden was set to announce plans Thursday to send more military aid to Ukraine, according to a US official who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity.
Zelenskyy said Ukraine's Western allies have “come to understand our needs better,” adding that Ukraine is receiving new shipments of Western weapons “now, when Russia is trying to step up its attacks, not in weeks or in a month.” Putin, meanwhile, boasted that the Sarmat missile has “no equivalents in the world.” The Sarmat is intended to eventually replace the Soviet-built missile code-named Satan by NATO as a major component of Russia's nuclear arsenal.
It will ”make those who, in the heat of frantic, aggressive rhetoric, try to threaten our country think twice,” Putin said.

Ukraine war | Mariupol offensive: why Putin asked Russian troops not to storm Azovstal steel plant

The scale of suffering in Mariupol has made it a worldwide focal point, and its definitive fall would deprive Ukraine of a vital port, complete a land bridge between Russia and the Crimean Peninsula, and free up Russian troops to move elsewhere in the Donbas.

Russian President Vladimir Putin&nbsp;has ordered his forces not to storm the last remaining Ukrainian stronghold in the besieged city of Mariupol&nbsp;but instead to block it "so that not even a fly comes through.&rdquo; His defense minister, Sergei Shoigu, said the rest of the city beyond the sprawling Azovstal steel plant where Ukrainian forces were holed has been &ldquo;liberated&rdquo; - as Russian officials refer to areas of Ukraine they have seized. Putin hailed that as a &ldquo;success.&rdquo; But leaving the steel plant in Ukrainian hands robs the Russians of the ability to declare complete victory in Mariupol, which has seen some of the most dramatic fighting of the war and whose capture has both strategic and symbolic importance.
The scale of suffering in Mariupol has made it a worldwide focal point, and its definitive fall would deprive Ukraine of a vital port, complete a land bridge between Russia and the Crimean Peninsula, and free up Russian troops to move elsewhere in the Donbas.
Putin and Shoigu's comments appeared to reflect a change in strategy in Mariupol, where the Russians previously seemed determined to take every last inch of the city. But it was not clear what it would mean in practical terms.

Mariupol's definitive fall would deprive Ukraine of a vital port, complete a land bridge between Russia and the Crimean Peninsula, and free up Russian troops to move elsewhere in the Donbas.

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his forces not to storm the last remaining Ukrainian stronghold in the besieged city of Mariupol on Thursday but instead to block it "so that not even a fly comes through.&rdquo; His defense minister, Sergei Shoigu, said the rest of the city beyond the sprawling Azovstal steel plant where Ukrainian forces were holed has been &ldquo;liberated&rdquo; - as Russian officials refer to areas of Ukraine they have seized. Putin hailed that as a &ldquo;success.&rdquo; But leaving the plant in Ukrainian hands robs the Russians of the ability to declare complete victory in Mariupol, which has seen some of the most dramatic fighting of the war and whose capture has both strategic and symbolic importance.
The scale of suffering there has made it a worldwide focal point, and its definitive fall would deprive Ukraine of a vital port, complete a land bridge between Russia and the Crimean Peninsula, and free up Russian troops to move elsewhere in the Donbas.
Shoigu said the plant was &ldquo;securely blocked.&rdquo; Putin and Shoigu's comments appeared to reflect a change in strategy in Mariupol, where the Russians previously seemed determined to take every last inch of the city. But it was not clear what it would mean in practical terms.
Ukrainian officials did not comment on the latest remarks, but earlier said four buses with civilians managed to escape from the city after several unsuccessful attempts. Thousands more remain the city, much of which has been reduced to a smoking ruin in a nearly two-month siege, with over 20,000 people feared dead.
Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said another attempt to evacuate civilians from Mariupol would be made Thursday - though it was not clear how the latest comments would affect that.
In Kyiv, Spain's Prime Minister Pedro S&aacute;nchez and Denmark's Mette Frederiksen became the latest European leaders to show support with a visit to the capital.
They were due to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who warned in a video address overnight that the Russians were not &ldquo;abandoning their attempts to score at least some victory by launching a new, large-scale offensive.&rdquo; &ldquo;The West stands together to support the Ukrainian people,&rdquo; Frederiksen, the Danish prime minister, said in a statement.
Meanwhile, the Kremlin said it submitted a draft of its demands for ending the war, and the West raced to supply Ukraine with heavier weapons to counter the Russians' new drive to seize the industrial east.
Britain's Defense Ministry said in an assessment that Russia likely desires to demonstrate significant successes ahead of its annual May 9 Victory Day celebrations. &ldquo;This could affect how quickly and forcefully they attempt to conduct operations in the run-up to this date.&rdquo; As fears grew for the fate of civilians in Mariupol, the Kyiv regional police said Thursday that two mass graves with nine bodies were discovered in the city of Borodyanka, northwest of the capital.
The findings added to thousands of civilians reported killed by Russian forces, who have been accused of wholesale abuses of Ukrainians.
Head of the Kyiv regional police, Andriy Nebytov, said two women and a teenager were among the &ldquo;civilians killed by the Russian occupiers.&rdquo; &ldquo;I want to stress that these people are civilians. The Russian military deliberately shot civilians that didn't put up any resistance and didn't pose any threat,&rdquo; Nebytov said, adding that some of the victims were apparently tortured.
With global tensions running high, Russia reported the first successful test launch of a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile, the Sarmat. President Vladimir Putin boasted that it can overcome any missile defense system and make those who threaten Russia &ldquo;think twice." The head of the Russian state aerospace agency called the launch out of northern Russia &ldquo;a present to NATO.&rdquo; The Pentagon described the test as &ldquo;routine&rdquo; and said it wasn't considered a threat.
On the battlefield, Ukraine said Moscow continued to mount assaults across the east, probing for weak points in Ukrainian defensive lines.
Russia said it launched hundreds of missile and air attacks on targets that included concentrations of troops and vehicles.
The Kremlin's stated goal is the capture of the Donbas, the mostly Russian-speaking eastern region that is home to coal mines, metal plants and heavy-equipment factories.
Detaching it from the rest of Ukraine would give Putin a badly needed victory two months into the war, after the botched attempt to storm the capital, Kyiv.
The UK Defense Ministry said Russian forces were advancing from staging areas in the Donbas toward Kramatorsk, which continues to suffer from persistent rocket attacks.
The Luhansk governor said Russian forces control 80 per cent of his region, which is one of two that make up the Donbas. Before Russia invaded on February 24, the Kyiv government controlled 60 per cent of the Luhansk region.
Gov. Serhiy Haidai said the Russians, after seizing the small city of Kreminna, are now threatening the cities of Rubizhne and Popasna. He urged all residents to evacuate immediately.
&ldquo;The occupiers control only parts of these cities, unable to break through to the centers,&rdquo; Haidai said on the messaging app Telegram.
Analysts have said the offensive in the east could become a war of attrition as Russia faces Ukraine's most experienced, battle-hardened troops, who have fought pro-Moscow separatists in the Donbas for eight years.
Russia said it presented Ukraine with a draft document outlining its demands for ending the conflict - days after Putin said the talks were at a &ldquo;dead end.&rdquo; Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that &ldquo;the ball is in their court, we're waiting for a response.&rdquo; He gave no details on the draft, and it was not clear when it was sent or whether it offered anything new to the Ukrainians, who presented their own demands last month.
Zelenskyy said he had not seen or heard of the proposal, though one of his top advisers said the Ukrainian side was reviewing it.
Moscow has long demanded Ukraine drop any bid to join NATO. Ukraine has said it would agree to that in return for security guarantees from other countries. Other sources of tension include the status of both the Crimean Peninsula, seized by Moscow in 2014, and eastern Ukraine, where the separatists have declared independent republics recognized by Russia.
Earlier this week, Ukraine said the Russians dropped heavy bombs to flatten what was left of the Azovstal steel plant .
A few thousand Ukrainian troops, by the Russians' estimate, remained in the plant and its labyrinth of tunnels and bunkers spread out across about 11 square kilometers (4 square miles). Zelenskyy said about 1,000 civilians were also trapped.
A Ukrainian apparently in the plant posted a Facebook video urging world leaders to help evacuate people from the plant, saying, "We have more than 500 wounded soldiers and hundreds of civilians with us, including women and children.&rdquo; The officer identified himself as Serhiy Volynskyy of the 36th Marine Brigade and warned: &ldquo;This may be our last appeal. We may have only a few days or hours left." The authenticity of the video could not be independently verified.
Russia has repeatedly issued ultimatums to the defenders to surrender, but the Ukrainians have ignored them.
More than 100,000 people overall were believed trapped in Mariupol with little if any food, water, medicine or heat. The city's pre-war population was 400,000.
A Zelenskyy adviser, Mykhailo Podolyak, said on Twitter that he and other Ukrainian negotiators were ready to hold talks without conditions to save the lives of trapped Mariupol defenders and civilians. There was no immediate response from Russia.
Elsewhere, some residents of the eastern city of Kharkiv have lived in basements for weeks, trying to stay safe from Russian shelling. With no running water, gas or electricity, they collect rainwater and cook on open fires, burning debris from destroyed wooden buildings.
In one neighbourhood, they sought safety in a school basement - using desks, tables and chairs to fashion beds. More than 300 people slept there during the first days of the war, but most have left for safer places, and only a few dozen remain.
Stirring a large pot of a thin vegetable soup, a woman said volunteers brought cabbage, beets and canned beans.
&ldquo;We mixed everything together and made borscht,&rdquo; said Natasha, who gave only her first name.
As Russia funneled troops and equipment into the Donbas, Western nations rushed to boost the flow of military supplies to Kyiv for this new phase of the war - likely to involve trench warfare, long-range artillery attacks and tank battles across relatively open terrain.
US President Joe Biden was set to announce plans Thursday to send more military aid to Ukraine, according to a US official who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity.
Zelenskyy said Ukraine's Western allies have &ldquo;come to understand our needs better,&rdquo; adding that Ukraine is receiving new shipments of Western weapons &ldquo;now, when Russia is trying to step up its attacks, not in weeks or in a month.&rdquo; Putin, meanwhile, boasted that the Sarmat missile has &ldquo;no equivalents in the world.&rdquo; The Sarmat is intended to eventually replace the Soviet-built missile code-named Satan by NATO as a major component of Russia's nuclear arsenal.
It will &rdquo;make those who, in the heat of frantic, aggressive rhetoric, try to threaten our country think twice,&rdquo; Putin said.

Ukranian officials say that the Russian forces have used devastating bunker buster bombs in Mariupol. With the Russian forces trying to advance, including from neighboring Kharkiv, the stepped-up assaults began on Monday and is focused on the Donbasregions of Donetsk and Luhansk.
Denys Prokopenko, the commander of the Azov Regiment of the National Guard stationed in Mariupol, alleged Russian planes had began to deploy “bunker buster bombs” to kill the last Ukrainian fighters and civilians sheltering in Azovstal steel plant.
The sprawling Azovstal plant contains tunnels where both fighters and civilians are sheltering. It is believed to be the last major pocket of resistance in Maripol. At least 1,000 civilians were still hiding in shelters beneath the vast Azovstal steel plant, which contain myriad buildings, blast furnaces and rail tracks.
The bunker buster bombs are designed to penetrate thick armour and kill targets underground.
If Moscow takes Mariupol, it would free up troops for use elsewhere in the Donbas, deprive Ukraine of a vital port, and complete a land bridge between Russia and the Crimean Peninsula, seized from Ukraine from 2014.
 
 

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WHAT IS HAPPENING IN MARIUPOL

If Moscow takes Mariupol, it would free up troops for use elsewhere in the Donbas, deprive Ukraine of a vital port, and complete a land bridge between Russia and the Crimean Peninsula, seized from Ukraine from 2014.

Ukranian officials say that the Russian forces have used devastating bunker buster bombs in Mariupol. With the Russian forces trying to advance, including from neighboring Kharkiv, the stepped-up assaults began on Monday and is focused on the Donbasregions of Donetsk and Luhansk.
Denys Prokopenko, the commander of the Azov Regiment of the National Guard stationed in Mariupol, alleged Russian planes had began to deploy &ldquo;bunker bu
ster bombs&rdquo; to kill the last Ukrainian fighters and civilians sheltering in Azovstal steel plant.
The sprawling Azovstal plant contains tunnels where both fighters and civilians are sheltering. It is believed to be the last major pocket of resistance in Maripol.&nbsp;At least 1,000 civilians were still hiding in shelters beneath the vast Azovstal steel plant, which contain myriad buildings, blast furnaces and rail tracks.
The bunker buster bombs are designed to penetrate thick armour and kill targets underground.
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If Moscow takes Mariupol, it would free up troops for use elsewhere in the Donbas, deprive Ukraine of a vital port, and complete a land bridge between Russia and the Crimean Peninsula, seized from Ukraine from 2014.

After days of regrouping, the Russian military began a new and potentially climactic phase of the war in Ukraine by launching its full-scale ground offensive to take control of the country's industrial heartland, the Donbas, Ukrainian officials said. The stepped-up assaults began Monday along a broad front of over 480 kilometers, Ukrainian officials said. “The Russian troops have begun the battle for the Donbas,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced in a video address.  Moscow-backed separatists have been fighting Ukrainian forces for eight years in the mostly Russian-speaking Donbas and have declared two independent republics that have been recognized by Russia. Russia has declared the capture of the Donbas to be its main goal in the war since its attempt to seize the capital, Kyiv, failed. Meanwhile, in the besieged southern port city of Mariupol, Denys Prokopenko, commander of the Azov Regiment of the Ukrainian National Guard that was holding out against Russian forces, said in a video message that Russia had begun dropping bunker-buster bombs on the Azovstal steel plant where the regiment was holed up. The sprawling plant contains a warren of tunnels where both fighters and civilians are sheltering. It is believed to be the last major pocket of resistance in the shattered city. The capture of Mariupol is seen as key. If Russian forces succeed in taking full control of the city, that could free up nearly a dozen battalion tactical groups for use elsewhere in the Donbas, the U.S. defence official said. It also would deprive Ukraine of a vital port, and complete a land bridge between Russia and the Crimean Peninsula, seized from Ukraine from 2014.

Ukraine war: Russia launches fight for the Donbas, Mariupol still holding out

Russia launches fight for industrial heartland, Ukraine says

After days of regrouping, the Russian military began a new and potentially climactic phase of the war in Ukraine by launching its full-scale ground offensive to take control of the country's industrial heartland, the Donbas, Ukrainian officials said.
The stepped-up assaults began Monday along a broad front of over 480 kilometers, Ukrainian officials said.&nbsp;
&ldquo;The Russian troops have begun the battle for the Donbas,&rdquo; Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced in a video address. &nbsp;
Moscow-backed separatists have been fighting Ukrainian forces for eight years in the mostly Russian-speaking Donbas and have declared two independent republics that have been recognized by Russia. Russia has declared the capture of the Donbas to be its main goal in the war since its attempt to seize the capital, Kyiv, failed.&nbsp;
Meanwhile, in the besieged southern port city of Mariupol, Denys Prokopenko, commander of the Azov Regiment of the Ukrainian National Guard that was holding out against Russian forces, said in a video message that Russia had begun dropping bunker-buster bombs on the Azovstal steel plant where the regiment was holed up.&nbsp;
The sprawling plant contains a warren of tunnels where both fighters and civilians are sheltering. It is believed to be the last major pocket of resistance in the shattered city.&nbsp;
The capture of Mariupol is seen as key. If Russian forces succeed in taking full control of the city, that could free up nearly a dozen battalion tactical groups for use elsewhere in the Donbas, the U.S. defence official said.&nbsp;
It also would deprive Ukraine of a vital port, and complete a land bridge between Russia and the Crimean Peninsula, seized from Ukraine from 2014.

Russia has declared the capture of the Donbas to be its main goal in the war since its attempt to seize the capital, Kyiv, failed.&nbsp;

After days of regrouping, the Russian military began a new and potentially climactic phase of the war in Ukraine by launching its full-scale ground offensive to take control of the country's industrial heartland, the Donbas, Ukrainian officials said.&nbsp;
The stepped-up assaults began Monday along a broad front of over 480 kilometers, Ukrainian officials said. &ldquo;The Russian troops have begun the battle for the Donbas,&rdquo; Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced in a video address. &nbsp;
Moscow-backed separatists have been fighting Ukrainian forces for eight years in the mostly Russian-speaking Donbas and have declared two independent republics that have been recognized by Russia. Russia has declared the capture of the Donbas to be its main goal in the war since its attempt to seize the capital, Kyiv, failed.&nbsp;
Meanwhile, in the besieged southern port city of Mariupol, Denys Prokopenko, commander of the Azov Regiment of the Ukrainian National Guard that was holding out against Russian forces, said in a video message that Russia had begun dropping bunker-buster bombs on the Azovstal steel plant where the regiment was holed up.&nbsp;
The sprawling plant contains a warren of tunnels where both fighters and civilians are sheltering. It is believed to be the last major pocket of resistance in the shattered city.&nbsp;
The capture of Mariupol is seen as key. If Russian forces succeed in taking full control of the city, that could free up nearly a dozen battalion tactical groups for use elsewhere in the Donbas, the U.S. defence official said.&nbsp;
It also would deprive Ukraine of a vital port, and complete a land bridge between Russia and the Crimean Peninsula, seized from Ukraine from 2014.
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Back-to-back Russian airstrikes shook the western Ukrainian city of Lviv that has become a haven for an estimated 200,000 people who have had to flee their hometowns.
Lviv had been largely spared since the invasion began, although missiles struck an aircraft repair facility near the main airport a week ago.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday criticised the US for hesitating on supplying his country with fighter jets, saying 'ping-pong' continued in discussions on who should deliver fighter planes and other defence weapons.
Zelenskyy said Ukraine could not defend itself against missiles without proper weapons and could not liberate besieged Mariupol without tanks and combat jets.
He added that he had talked to Ukrainian forces defending Mariupol and urged Western partners to have at least "1% of their courage".

Rocket attacks hit Ukraine's Lviv, Zelenskyy urges Western leaders to 'have courage'

Back-to-back Russian airstrikes shook the western Ukrainian city of Lviv that has become a haven for an estimated 200,000 people who have had to flee their hometowns.

5 Russian missiles hit Ukraine's Lviv&nbsp;on Saturday
Lviv&nbsp;had became a safe haven for people fleeing hometowns
Zelenskyy&nbsp;slams US for hesitation in supplying weapons to Ukraine
Zelenskyy: can't defend ourselves without proper weapons
Zelenskky&nbsp;urges West to have '1% of courage' Ukrainians have

Lviv had been largely spared since the invasion began, although missiles struck an aircraft repair facility near the main airport a week ago.

Back-to-back Russian&nbsp;airstrikes shook the western Ukrainian city of Lviv that has become a haven for an estimated 200,000 people who have had to flee their hometowns.
Lviv had been largely spared since the invasion began, although missiles struck an aircraft repair facility near the main airport a week ago.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday criticised the US for hesitating on supplying his country with fighter jets, saying 'ping-pong' continued in discussions on who should deliver fighter planes and other defence weapons.
Zelenskyy said Ukraine could not defend itself against missiles without proper weapons and could not liberate besieged Mariupol without tanks and combat jets.
He added that he had talked to Ukrainian forces defending Mariupol&nbsp;and urged Western partners to have at least "1% of their courage".

Russian forces have pushed deeper into the besieged and battered city of Mariupol, where heavy fighting shut down a major steel plant and local authorities pleaded for more Western help.
Mariupol, a strategic port on the Azov Sea, has been under bombardment for at least three weeks and become a symbol of the horror of Russia's war in Ukraine.
Local authorities have said the siege has cut off food, water and energy supplies, and killed at least 2,300 people, some of whom had to be buried in mass graves.
The fall of Mariupol, the scene of some of the war's worst suffering, would mark a major battlefield advance for the Russians, who are largely bogged down outside major cities more than three weeks into the biggest land invasion in Europe since World War II.
Mariupol is of great strategic importance to Russia.
If the Russians capture Mariupol, they will have control over one of Ukraine’s biggest ports.
It will also connect Crimea, a peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014 and the Russian-backed separatists regions of Luhansk and Donetsk.
As of now, Crimea is connected to the Russian mainland only by a single bridge, having a land connection via Mariupol would make It easier for them to move goods and people.
It will also give Russia control over the Ukrainian coast of Azov Sea.
Mariupol is home to Illich Steel & Iron Works and Azovstal, two steel factories that account for a large share of Ukrainian steel production.
Taking control of the biggest port on Azov Sea and important industries would put economic pressure on the Ukrainian govt
In May 2014 too Mariupol was caught between the Russia-Ukraine conflict. When a war broke out in the separatist region of Donbas, Ukrainian forces were chased out of the city by Russia. It was recaptured by Ukraine a month latter
 

Ukraine War: Why is Russia continuously attacking Mariupol ?

Mariupol, a strategic port on the Azov Sea, has been under bombardment for at least three weeks and become a symbol of the horror of Russia's war in Ukraine.

Explained: Why is Russia continuously attacking Ukraine’s Mariupol

Russian forces have pushed deeper into the besieged and battered city of Mariupol, where heavy fighting shut down a major steel plant and local authorities pleaded for more Western help.
Mariupol, a strategic port on the Azov Sea, has been under bombardment for at least three weeks and has become a symbol of the horror of Russia's war in Ukraine.
Local authorities have said the siege has cut off food, water and energy supplies, and killed at least 2,300 people
Mariupol is of great strategic importance to Russia.
If the Russians capture Mariupol, they will have control over one of Ukraine&rsquo;s biggest ports.
It will also connect Crimea, a peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014 and the Russian-backed separatists regions of Luhansk and Donetsk.
As of now, Crimea is connected to the Russian mainland only by a single bridge, having a land connection via Mariupol would make It easier for them to move goods and people.
It will also give Russia control over the Ukrainian coast of Azov Sea.
Mariupol is home to Illich Steel &amp; Iron Works and Azovstal, two steel factories that account&nbsp;for a large share of Ukrainian steel production.
Taking control of the biggest port on Azov Sea and important industries would put economic pressure on the Ukrainian govt
In May 2014 too Mariupol was caught between the Russia-Ukraine conflict. When a war broke out in the separatist region of Donbas, Ukrainian forces were chased out of the city by Russia. It was recaptured by Ukraine a month later.&nbsp;
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Mariupol, a strategic port on the Azov Sea, has been under bombardment for at least three weeks and become a symbol of the horror of Russia's war in Ukraine.

Russian forces have pushed deeper into the besieged and battered city of Mariupol, where heavy fighting shut down a major steel plant and local authorities pleaded for more Western help.
Mariupol, a strategic port on the Azov Sea, has been under bombardment for at least three weeks and become a symbol of the horror of <a href="https://www.editorji.com/world-news/russia-and-ukraine-close-to-agreement-on-critical-issues-turkey-1647826897962">Russia's war in Ukraine</a>.
Local authorities have said the siege has cut off food, water and energy supplies, and killed at least 2,300 people, some of whom had to be buried in mass graves.
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The fall of Mariupol, the scene of some of the war's worst suffering, would mark a major battlefield advance for the Russians, who are largely bogged down outside major cities more than three weeks into the biggest land invasion in Europe since World War II.
Mariupol is of great strategic importance to Russia.
If the Russians capture Mariupol, they will have control over one of Ukraine&rsquo;s biggest ports.
It will also connect Crimea, a peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014 and the Russian-backed separatists regions of Luhansk and Donetsk.
As of now, Crimea is connected to the Russian mainland only by a single bridge, having a land connection via Mariupol would make it easier for them to move goods and people.
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It will also give Russia control over the Ukrainian coast of Azov Sea.
Mariupol is home to Illich Steel &amp; Iron Works and Azovstal, two steel factories that account&nbsp;for a large share of Ukrainian steel production.
Taking control of the biggest port on Azov Sea and important industries would put economic pressure on the Ukrainian govt
In May 2014 too Mariupol was caught between the Russia-Ukraine conflict. When a war broke out in the separatist region of Donbas, Ukrainian forces were chased out of the city by Russia. It was recaptured by Ukraine a month latter.
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