Interesting quote from US Secretary of Defense Austin: “We want to see Russia weakened to the degree that it can't do the kinds of things that it has done in invading Ukraine. It has already lost a lot of military capability… we want to see them not have the capability to very quickly reproduce that capability.” reported by BBC
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Also BBC noting Russia's defence ministry says it will allow civilians trapped in the Azovstal steel plant to evacuate the area.
Russian units would withdraw to a "safe distance" from 12:00 BST, the defence ministry said.
Ukrainian soldiers and civilians have been under siege in the industrial complex for weeks, the last part of Mariupol not under Russian control.
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