Top Putin ally says Russia will capture Mariupol on ThursdayArticle content A top ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russian forces will seize the last main stronghold of resistance in the besieged city of Mariupol on Thursday after Ukraine proposed talks on evacuating troops and civilians there. Advertisement 2 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Ukraine’s defense ministry was not immediately available for comment. Article content Fighters remain holed up in the plant and have ignored an ultimatum by Russia to surrender. Article content Russia calls its incursion a “special military operation” to demilitarize and “denazify” Ukraine.

Source: National Post April 21, 2022 06:15 UTC