In this image provided by the European Council, European Council President Charles Michel, center, looks at destroyed vehicles as he is given a tour of the region of Borodyanka, Ukraine, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. (Dario Pignatelli/European Council via AP)
(UPDATED) KYIV: Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his forces not to storm the last remaining Ukrainian stronghold in the besieged southern port city of Mariupol on Thursday, but to block it instead "so that not even a fly comes through."