Interpreting it for you guys from Putin’s into human language: “Our forces in Mariupol are extremely exhausted after over 50 days in fierce urban combat, and we just can’t spend even more time and resources to zerg rush this 5-km wide steel plant turned into a giant fortress.”
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Putin ordered to block Azovstal, not crawl into catacombs
Putin ordered not to "crawl into catacombs" of Azovstal, the stronghold of Ukrainian forces in Mariupol, where at least 1000 civilians are also hiding.
Instead, he ordered to "block" the factory so that "even a fly can not pass," according to Russian media https://
ria.ru/20220421/azovs
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Putin: attempts to enter Mariupol industrial zone inexpedient
The Russian dictator declared the 'inexpediency' of the occupiers' attempts to enter the industrial zone, which is held by the defense forces of Mariupol and where civilians are hiding. https://
news.liga.net/ua/politics/ne
ws/shoygu-skazal-putinu-ob-uspehe-v-mariupole-tot-na-kameru-zahotel-zablokirovat-azovstal
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Russian Defense Minister assured Putin of three to four days for assault
The defense minister of the aggressor country assured the Russian leader that suppressing resistance would take "three to four days" (the same timeframe he had voiced in early April) and urged him to order the assault.
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Putin hails liberation of Mariupol and dismantles the narrative
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday hailed Russia’s “liberation” of Mariupol after Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told him Moscow controlled the Ukrainian port city apart from the Azovstal steel plant.
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UN Chief Requests Meetings with Putin and Zelensky in Capitals
#UnitedNations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has asked to meet with the presidents of #Russia and #Ukraine in their respective capitals, a #UN spokesman said Wednesday. https://
kyivpost.com/world/un-chief
-requests-meetings-with-putin-and-zelensky.html
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Mercenaires tués lors d’attaques sur Popasna
#RussianFederation (RF) forces used mercenaries from Libya, #Syria, and #Russia in a series of unsuccessful attacks on the #Donbas town Popasna, official Ukrainian sources and military unit statements said on Thursday, April 21.
https://
kyivpost.com/ukraine-politi
cs/ukrainian-officials-dozens-of-rf-mercenaries-from-libya-syria-russia-killed-in-popasna-attacks.html
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Kyiv official accuses Red Cross of colluding with Russia, Red Cross denies
A senior #Kyiv official on Wednesday, April 20, accused the International Committee of the #RedCross of working “in concert” with #Russia in #Ukraine, a charge the organisation denied.
“The International Red Cross is not fulfilling its mandate…" https://
kyivpost.com/ukraine-politi
cs/red-cross-denies-kyivs-accusation-of-working-in-concert-with-moscow.html
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Emotional political demands hurt Russian military campaign in Ukraine
Russia never changes: when the dictator’s purely emotional, political wants and wishes such as “seize Mariupol at any price” or “get a victory in Donbas by May 9” prevail over military reasons — the whole campaign works really, really bad.
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Kyiv Madonna painting travels Italy, displayed in churches after Naples debut
"Kyiv Madonna in the Subway" was turned into a painting and hung in a Naples church Cappella Cangiani. Now it is traveling across Italy and is displayed in other churches.
: Andras Foldes
: Maryna Solomennikova
: Tetiana Blyzniak #UkraineWillWin