RFE: Inside Azovstal: The Ukrainian Metalworks That Has Become A 'Last Stand' Fortress
A photographer who documented Mariupol's Soviet-era iron- and steelworks shares insights into the factory set to hold a final showdown between Ukraine's Azov Battalion and Russian forces.
According to the Kremlin-controlled TASS news agency, Russia-backed separatists began advancing into Mariupol’s Azovstal iron- and steelworks on April 19 with “attack groups formed for storming the facility.”
Ukrainian fighters from the controversial Azov Battalion, whose members sport patches featuring neo-Nazi symbols, are holed up inside the massive factory in preparation for what is likely to be a bloody and destructive battle.
The Ukrainians ignored earlier calls to surrender.
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More News On the Battle for The City Of Mariupol
New surrender deadline in Mariupol as West promises Ukraine more arms -- Reuters
Russia Urges Ukrainian Forces to ‘Immediately’ Lay Down Arms -- Moscow Times/AFP
New ultimatum for Ukrainian forces in Mariupol’s Azovstal plant -- Al Jazeera
Russia Tells Azov Fighters Trapped In Giant 'Fortress' Steel Plant: "Lay Down Arms Or We'll Level Everything" -- Zero Hedge
Mariupol’s defenders dig in for last stand as Russia threatens to ‘filter’ out men -- CNN
‘How can we live without water?’ – People of besieged Mariupol try to survive in destroyed city -- NYPost
European official: Mariupol will fall to Russia within days -- The Hill
Surrounded by Russians, commander describes life inside Mariupol plant -- Washington Post
Commander of Mariupol's last stronghold: "We will not lay down our weapons" -- Axios
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