Mariupol steelworks: 'Block it so a fly can't pass,' Putin orders
President Putin drops plans to storm the Azovstal plant where fighters and civilians are sheltering.
By Toby Luckhurst & Olga PonaBBC News, Lviv
Media caption, Watch: Putin orders forces to block off last Mariupol fighters in steel plant
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his troops … [+4939 chars]
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