Putin declares victory in Mariupol, cancels plans to storm steel plant: Live updates

Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed victory in the battle for Mariupol on Thursday and canceled plans to storm the last remaining Ukrainian stronghold in a sprawling steel plant but instead block it “so that not even a fly comes through.”

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2022/04/21/ukraine-russia-invasion-live-updates-biden/7390472001/