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Russia-Ukraine war latest: Putin orders army to change tactics for Mariupol steel plant defended by 2,000 Ukrainian troops – live


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Russia’s president says his forces no longer plan to storm the Azovstal plant, where thousands of Ukrainian soldiers are positioned

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Russian forces are advancing towards Kramatorsk while Putin likely desires to demonstrate “significant successes” ahead of Victory Day celebrations, British intelligence has suggested.

Russia likely desires to demonstrate significant successes ahead of their annual 9th May Victory Day celebrations. This could affect how quickly and forcefully they attempt to conduct operations in the run-up to this date,” the UK ministry of defence said in their latest intelligence report.

Russian forces are now advancing from staging areas in the Donbas towards Kramatorsk, which continues to suffer from persistent rocket attacks.

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