Russia claims to have taken full control of Mariupol; Ukraine seeks compensation for destruction

MOSCOW, 21 May 2022, (TON): Russia claimed to have captured Mariupol in what would be its biggest victory yet in its war with Ukraine, after a nearly three-month siege that reduced much of the strategic port city to a smoking ruin, with over 20,000 civilians feared dead.

Spokesman Igor Konashenkov said “Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to President Vladimir Putin the “complete liberation” of the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol the last stronghold of Ukrainian resistance and the city as a whole.”

There was no immediate confirmation from Ukraine.

Russia’s state news agency RIA Novosti quoted the ministry as saying a total of 2,439 Ukrainian fighters who had been holed up at the steelworks had surrendered since Monday, including over 500.

As they surrendered, the troops were taken prisoner by the Russians, and at least some were taken to a former penal colony.

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