Putin orders Russian forces not to storm Mariupol holdout

What he’s saying: “I consider the proposed storming of the industrial zone unnecessary. I order you to cancel it,” Putin told Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at the Kremlin in Moscow, according to a Reuters translation.

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“There is no need to climb into these catacombs and crawl underground through these industrial facilities,” he continued. “Block off this industrial area so that a fly cannot pass through.”

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