Showers of brightly-burning munitions fall on the Azovstal steel works as Russia continues its bombardment. A shower of white, brightly-burning munitions cascaded down on the #AzovstalSteelWorks in the #Ukrainian port city of #Mariupol in a video released by a pro-#Russian separatist commander on Sunday. #azovstal #ukraine #russia #war #anews | A News

Azovstal. A steel fortress for Ukrainian defenders and civilians 🇺🇦 Mariupol endured 86 days of siege from February to May 2022. As Russian bombs fell, thousands of civilians and soldiers took shelter in the Azovstal plant. Families, children, medics and soldiers stood together, side by side, resisting Russia's terror. They were bound not only by the walls of Azovstal, but also by their shared will to survive, protect each other, and hold onto their humanity in the face of Russia's cruelty. Az

On May 20, 2022, the last Ukrainian troops surrendered at Azovstal Iron and Steel Works, a plant in the embattled city of Mariupol where Ukrainian forces held out under constant bombardment and deteriorating conditions after the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion. Mariupol fell under siege on February 24, 2022, with thousands of civilians killed in the ensuing 86 days before the city was fully encircled and captured by Russia. Several thousand Ukrainian servicemen held their ground at the