Apr 3, 2022
How Russia captured ‘prized’ city of Mariupol after weeks of intense fighting
NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday claimed victory in the strategic port of Mariupol, even as he ordered his troops not to storm the last pocket of Ukrainian resistance in the war’s iconic battleground. “Mariupol has been liberated,” defence minister Sergei Shoigu told President Vladimir Putin during a televised meeting. Russian troops have