A huge fire has broken out at a 'top secret' Russian defence HQ that has reportedly left one dead and 30 wounded.
This comes as Vladimir Putin has declared victory over the Ukrainian city of Mariupol after his forces spent weeks reducing it to rubble in a horrific siege, claiming the city is 'liberated'.
The Russian President declared the "liberation" of the city Mariupol after his forces completely destroyed it during the two-month siege. In a televised clip, Putin spoke with minister Sergei Shoigu, telling him to block off the Azovstal steel plant, where the last Ukrainian troops are holed up, "so that a fly can't get in".Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told Putin that Russian forces now control the Ukrainian port city apart from the plant.
Putin cancelled plans to storm the Azovstal plant in Mariupol, where the final Ukrainian troops have been holding out against the Russian onslaught. He said there was "no need to climb into these catacombs and crawl underground through these industrial facilities."
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