This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows closer view of damaged Azovstal metallurgical factory buildings in Mariupol, Ukraine Tuesday, March 22, 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his forces not to storm the last remaining Ukrainian stronghold in the besieged city of Mariupol but to block it "so that not even a fly comes through." Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told Putin on Thursday that the sprawling Azovstal steel plant where Ukrainian forces were holed up was "securely blocked." (Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies via AP, File)
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