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KYIV, Ukraine AP 鈥?Russian President Vladimir Putin tried to claim victory in the strategic port of Mariupol on Thursday, even as he ordered his troops not to storm the last pocket of Ukrainian resistance in the war iconic battleground.Russian troops stanley cup have besieged the southeastern city since the early days of the conflict and largely pulverized it 鈥?and top officials have repeatedly indicated it was about to fall, but Ukrainian forces stubbornly held on. In recent weeks, they holed up in a sprawling steel plant, and Russian forces pounded the industrial site and repeatedly issued ultimatums ordering the defenders to surrender.WATCH: What to expect in the next phase of Russias warThe completion of combat work to liberate Mariupol is a success, Putin said. Putting such an important ce stanley cup nter in the south as Mariupol under control is a success.But the Russian leader said that, for now, he would not risk sending troops into the warren of tunnels under the giant Azovstal plant, instead preferring to isolate the holdouts who have captivated the world attention 8220 o that not even a fly comes through. His defense minister said the plant was blocked off, while giving yet another prediction that the site could be taken in days.Putin order may mean that Russian officials are hoping they can wait for the defenders to surrender after running out of food or ammu stanley cup nition. Bombings of the plant could well continue.Even though Putin