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Final hours of fighting near Mariupol's Azovstal steel plant *ARCHIVE*

The final hours of fighting at the Azovstal steel plant industrial area were filmed shortly before the Russian forces stopped the storming.

Update: the earlier version of the script mistakenly stated that the footage was filmed last Saturday. The video dates back to an earlier time when fighting was still ongoing in the area of the plant.

On April 21, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu reported that all of Mariupol was 'liberated' and that 'remaining nationalists are hiding in the industrial area'.

Later that day, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered to call off the assault and sealed off the Azovstal industrial zone 'so a fly can't get through.'

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US govt defends ‘Ministry of Truth’

DHS chief Alejandro Mayorkas has been forced to make several appearances on national TV in an attempt to clarify how the new ‘Disinformation Governance Board’ will operate.

Many critics, including top Republicans, have blasted the initiative as a crackdown on free speech, akin to a ‘Ministry of Truth’ taken from the pages of George Orwell’s dystopian novel ‘1984’.

Speaking on CNN’s State of the Union Sunday, Mayorkas dismissed the criticism by claiming that thought policing is “precisely the opposite of what this small working group within the Department of Homeland Security will do.”

The DHS chief also repeatedly reassured Americans that the unit has absolutely no intention, “operational authority” or “capability” to spy on US citizens.

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