conservative mps. thank you. this week has just confirmed that - conservative mps. thank you. this week has just confirmed that the i week has just confirmed that the debate will kick off at 11:30am, thatis debate will kick off at 11:30am, that is the commons and will be there at 1130 am when the debate begins. the russian president, vladimir putin, has described his operation in the besieged ukrainian port of mariupol as a success. the city is under russian control, apart from a industrial complex where around 2,000 ukrainian fighters are still holed up. mariupol lies at the southernmost edge of a region known as the donbas. gaining full control of the port city would enable russia to move troops and supplies northwards far more freely. that would help russia s objective of extending its control over the donbas region highlighted here in yellow. the azovstal steelworks, a massive industrial plant in mariupol, has been the last centre of ukrainian resistance in the city, as simon jon
russia. the dark shadow of the conflict over the world economy continues. faisal islam, bbc news and washington. let s look at the situation in ukraine. president putin has claimed victory for russia in the besieged city of mariupol in south eastern ukraine. he s ordered his forces to blockade, rather than attack, the last pocket of ukrainian resistance. the russians say there are 2,000 people trapped inside a massive industrial plant. ukraine says half of them are civilians. the port city of mariupol has been under attack since the russians invaded in late february, with just a small area remaining under ukrainian control. some civilians have been able to leave, but thousands have been left behind. 0ur correspondent catherine byaruhanga reports from zaporizhzhia, where refugees from mariupol have been arriving. after a 24 hourjourney, they finally reached safety. they made it out of mariupol, one of the worst hit cities in this war. iryna is gently helped off the bus
a full scale russian assault to capture the donbas region in the east. mariupol devastated by bombardments. hundreds of civilians are believed to be trapped, alongside the last ukrainian forces at the azovstal steelworks. its bunkers and tunnels stretch for miles. tapping his feet as he listened to his defence minister hail what he called the liberation of the city, president putin ordered a halt to the attack on the industrial plant. translation: this is a case - where we must think about preserving the lives and health of our soldiers and officers. there is no need to climb into these catacombs and crawl underground through these industrial facilities. block off this industrial area so that a fly cannot pass through.