The Russian president has ordered the cancellation of the attack on the Azovstal steelworks. MOSCOW. The Russian army has already seized the entire besieged city of Mariupol in eastern Ukraine, and the only bastion of resistance is the Azovstal metallurgical complex, which is “safely surrounded”. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said this at a meeting with President Vladimir Putin on Thursday. TASR retrieved the information from AFP and Reuters. The article continues with a video ad “Mariupol has been liberated. The situation in the city is calm. defense of the head of the Kremlin during the meeting. Related Article Related Article Definitely the battle of the Donbas war? Who will benefit? (Questions and Answers) Read The President called the Russian military operation in Mariupol a success, congratulated Shoigu on his success and ordered the relevant units to be honored. “They are all heroes,” Putin said. However, Putin replied that he wanted to save the lives of Russian soldiers and ordered the army to stop the attacks on the metallurgical complex and hermetically close the building. “There is no need to climb into these catacombs and crawl underground through these industrial facilities,” the Kremlin chief said. “Block this industrial area so that not even a fly can pass through it,” he added. Putin also called on the remaining Ukrainian fighters in the metallurgical complex, who had not yet given up, to do so. According to him, Russia will treat them with respect and provide medical assistance to the injured. War in Ukraine