Ukraines Azovstal Plant: Last Bastion Of Mariupols Resistance

Kyiv: The vast Azovstal iron and steelworks is the last hold-out of Ukrainian forces in the devastated port city of Mariupol after weeks of Russia's ferocious onslaught. Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered his military to impose a blockade so tight "that not even a fly can escape" around the plant. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said "about a thousand civilians, women and children" and hundreds of wounded were also sheltering at the industrial complex. The remaining Ukrainian forces have refused to surrender but have warned supplies were running out and urged international mediation to help them evacuate. Soviet-era behemoth Perched on the edge of the Sea of Azov, the plant dates back to the early 1930s when Soviet authorities ordered the construction of an ironworks in the coastal city of Mariupol. Production began by 1933 but was hastily halted shortly after Germany launched its invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II in 1941.

Kyiv: The vast Azovstal iron and steelworks is the last hold-out of Ukrainian forces in the devastated port city of Mariupol after weeks of Russia's ferocious onslaught. Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered his military to impose a blockade so tight "that not even a fly can escape" around the plant. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said "about a thousand civilians, women and children" and hundreds of wounded were also sheltering at the industrial complex. The remaining Ukrainian forces have refused to surrender but have warned supplies were running out and urged international mediation to help them evacuate. Soviet-era behemoth Perched on the edge of the Sea of Azov, the plant dates back to the early 1930s when Soviet authorities ordered the construction of an ironworks in the coastal city of Mariupol. Production began by 1933 but was hastily halted shortly after Germany launched its invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II in 1941.Kyiv: The vast Azovstal iron and steelworks is the last hold-out of Ukrainian forces in the devastated port city of Mariupol after weeks of Russia's ferocious onslaught. Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered his military to impose a blockade so tight "that not even a fly can escape" around the plant. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said "about a thousand civilians, women and children" and hundreds of wounded were also sheltering at the industrial complex. The remaining Ukrainian forces have refused to surrender but have warned supplies were running out and urged international mediation to help them evacuate. Soviet-era behemoth Perched on the edge of the Sea of Azov, the plant dates back to the early 1930s when Soviet authorities ordered the construction of an ironworks in the coastal city of Mariupol. Production began by 1933 but was hastily halted shortly after Germany launched its invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II in 1941.Kyiv: The vast Azovstal iron and steelworks is the last hold-out of Ukrainian forces in the devastated port city of Mariupol after weeks of Russia's ferocious onslaught. Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered his military to impose a blockade so tight "that not even a fly can escape" around the plant. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said "about a thousand civilians, women and children" and hundreds of wounded were also sheltering at the industrial complex. The remaining Ukrainian forces have refused to surrender but have warned supplies were running out and urged international mediation to help them evacuate. Soviet-era behemoth Perched on the edge of the Sea of Azov, the plant dates back to the early 1930s when Soviet authorities ordered the construction of an ironworks in the coastal city of Mariupol. Production began by 1933 but was hastily halted shortly after Germany launched its invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II in 1941.Kyiv: The vast Azovstal iron and steelworks is the last hold-out of Ukrainian forces in the devastated port city of Mariupol after weeks of Russia's ferocious onslaught. Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered his military to impose a blockade so tight "that not even a fly can escape" around the plant. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said "about a thousand civilians, women and children" and hundreds of wounded were also sheltering at the industrial complex. The remaining Ukrainian forces have refused to surrender but have warned supplies were running out and urged international mediation to help them evacuate. Soviet-era behemoth Perched on the edge of the Sea of Azov, the plant dates back to the early 1930s when Soviet authorities ordered the construction of an ironworks in the coastal city of Mariupol. Production began by 1933 but was hastily halted shortly after Germany launched its invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II in 1941.Kyiv: The vast Azovstal iron and steelworks is the last hold-out of Ukrainian forces in the devastated port city of Mariupol after weeks of Russia's ferocious onslaught. Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered his military to impose a blockade so tight "that not even a fly can escape" around the plant. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said "about a thousand civilians, women and children" and hundreds of wounded were also sheltering at the industrial complex. The remaining Ukrainian forces have refused to surrender but have warned supplies were running out and urged international mediation to help them evacuate. Soviet-era behemoth Perched on the edge of the Sea of Azov, the plant dates back to the early 1930s when Soviet authorities ordered the construction of an ironworks in the coastal city of Mariupol. Production began by 1933 but was hastily halted shortly after Germany launched its invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II in 1941.Kyiv: The vast Azovstal iron and steelworks is the last hold-out of Ukrainian forces in the devastated port city of Mariupol after weeks of Russia's ferocious onslaught. Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered his military to impose a blockade so tight "that not even a fly can escape" around the plant. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said "about a thousand civilians, women and children" and hundreds of wounded were also sheltering at the industrial complex. The remaining Ukrainian forces have refused to surrender but have warned supplies were running out and urged international mediation to help them evacuate. Soviet-era behemoth Perched on the edge of the Sea of Azov, the plant dates back to the early 1930s when Soviet authorities ordered the construction of an ironworks in the coastal city of Mariupol. Production began by 1933 but was hastily halted shortly after Germany launched its invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II in 1941.Kyiv: The vast Azovstal iron and steelworks is the last hold-out of Ukrainian forces in the devastated port city of Mariupol after weeks of Russia's ferocious onslaught. Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered his military to impose a blockade so tight "that not even a fly can escape" around the plant. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said "about a thousand civilians, women and children" and hundreds of wounded were also sheltering at the industrial complex. The remaining Ukrainian forces have refused to surrender but have warned supplies were running out and urged international mediation to help them evacuate. Soviet-era behemoth Perched on the edge of the Sea of Azov, the plant dates back to the early 1930s when Soviet authorities ordered the construction of an ironworks in the coastal city of Mariupol. Production began by 1933 but was hastily halted shortly after Germany launched its invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II in 1941.Kyiv: The vast Azovstal iron and steelworks is the last hold-out of Ukrainian forces in the devastated port city of Mariupol after weeks of Russia's ferocious onslaught. Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered his military to impose a blockade so tight "that not even a fly can escape" around the plant. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said "about a thousand civilians, women and children" and hundreds of wounded were also sheltering at the industrial complex. The remaining Ukrainian forces have refused to surrender but have warned supplies were running out and urged international mediation to help them evacuate. Soviet-era behemoth Perched on the edge of the Sea of Azov, the plant dates back to the early 1930s when Soviet authorities ordered the construction of an ironworks in the coastal city of Mariupol. Production began by 1933 but was hastily halted shortly after Germany launched its invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II in 1941.Kyiv: The vast Azovstal iron and steelworks is the last hold-out of Ukrainian forces in the devastated port city of Mariupol after weeks of Russia's ferocious onslaught. Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered his military to impose a blockade so tight "that not even a fly can escape" around the plant. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said "about a thousand civilians, women and children" and hundreds of wounded were also sheltering at the industrial complex. The remaining Ukrainian forces have refused to surrender but have warned supplies were running out and urged international mediation to help them evacuate. Soviet-era behemoth Perched on the edge of the Sea of Azov, the plant dates back to the early 1930s when Soviet authorities ordered the construction of an ironworks in the coastal city of Mariupol. Production began by 1933 but was hastily halted shortly after Germany launched its invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II in 1941.Kyiv: The vast Azovstal iron and steelworks is the last hold-out of Ukrainian forces in the devastated port city of Mariupol after weeks of Russia's ferocious onslaught. Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered his military to impose a blockade so tight "that not even a fly can escape" around the plant. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said "about a thousand civilians, women and children" and hundreds of wounded were also sheltering at the industrial complex. The remaining Ukrainian forces have refused to surrender but have warned supplies were running out and urged international mediation to help them evacuate. Soviet-era behemoth Perched on the edge of the Sea of Azov, the plant dates back to the early 1930s when Soviet authorities ordered the construction of an ironworks in the coastal city of Mariupol. Production began by 1933 but was hastily halted shortly after Germany launched its invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II in 1941.Kyiv: The vast Azovstal iron and steelworks is the last hold-out of Ukrainian forces in the devastated port city of Mariupol after weeks of Russia's ferocious onslaught. Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered his military to impose a blockade so tight "that not even a fly can escape" around the plant. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said "about a thousand civilians, women and children" and hundreds of wounded were also sheltering at the industrial complex. The remaining Ukrainian forces have refused to surrender but have warned supplies were running out and urged international mediation to help them evacuate. Soviet-era behemoth Perched on the edge of the Sea of Azov, the plant dates back to the early 1930s when Soviet authorities ordered the construction of an ironworks in the coastal city of Mariupol. Production began by 1933 but was hastily halted shortly after Germany launched its invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II in 1941.Kyiv: The vast Azovstal iron and steelworks is the last hold-out of Ukrainian forces in the devastated port city of Mariupol after weeks of Russia