The takeover of this port city of the southern Ukraine did not come over the last pockets of resistance.
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The victory is acquired, the glory at your fingertips, Maroupol “released”. In a rare public appearance, in civil suit, the Russian Defense Minister, Sergei Choïgou, assured his commander-in-chief, Thursday, April 21, that the city of South Ukrainian was “entirely under control” after more than fifty days of Seat.
“Transmit our gratitude to the troops and please submit your proposals to reward the soldiers who have distinguished himself,” said Vladimir Putin, whereas medals and honors rain in recent weeks on the Russian army, including on 64 e Motorized rifle brigade, accused of committing war crimes in northern kyiv, including Bantcha.
“In our eyes, they are all heroes, in the eyes of all Russia are heroes,” Putin said, evoking the “success” of the Battle of Maroupol. Announced multiple times as imminent, this first victory, important for the Russian army, would be endorsed. Has a detail near: the presence of a last square of Ukrainian fighters in the underground of the Azovstal metallurgical complex, which Moscow estimates to 2,000 men, members of the Azov regiment or the e Marine Brigade .
“It will take three or four days” to overcome the Minister Choïgou, interrupted by the Chairman: “I consider that the proposed assault of the industrial zone is not appropriate. I order ‘Cancel this order. We have to think about saving the life of our soldiers and our officers. No need to crawl in these catacombs, block all this zone so that not a fly does not pass. “
On the bottom, these instructions do not change P As much: Moscow has already called the Ukrainian soldiers several times to surrender, offering guarantees that these judge insufficient. In desperate calls, these combatants are asking to be evacuated to the Ukrainian territories or in a third country. Thursday night, they insured that the bombings had taken up as usual. The civilians entrenched with them, including Moscow first denied the presence, did not have been out. It would be essentially families of the military and officials of Mariopol.
Claim a first significant victory
This order launched live by Vladimir Putin constitutes in any case a first since the beginning of his “special military operation” in Ukraine on February 24. According to the practice that the Russian president announces only the new positive, he could only be magnanimous. Above all, by making the fate of Azovstal an insignificant detail, it allows Moscow to finally claim a first significant victory. A success that US President Joe Biden, Thursday, held “questionable”. “There is still no evidence that Maroupol is completely lost,” he insisted, while saying that the Kremlin Head “will never succeed in controlling and occupying all Ukraine. It will not happen. “.
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