Putin: "I do not consider the suggested storming of the industrial zone [Azovstal] to be sensical."

Shoigu:
- Mariupol has been taken under control. About 2 thousand Ukrainian militants are blocked on the territory of Azovstal.
- More than 142 thousand civilians were evacuated from the city.
- The militants covered themselves with civilians during the retreat, driving them out of the half-blocks of houses.
- It takes 3-4 days to complete the operation at Azovstal.

Putin:
- All those who surrendered in Mariupol are guaranteed life.
- The President called the storming of the industrial zone "Azovstal" in Mariupol inappropriate, ordered to cancel it.
- "There is no need to climb into the catacombs, it is necessary to block the industrial zone in Azovstal so that a fly does not fly by."