THE SIEGE OF MARIUPOL: The Azovstal Steel Plant and Ukraine's Battle for Survival

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Details Ukraine's heroic defense, civilian suffering, and Russian forces' eventual capture. Tells the story of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainians in defending the areas in and around the large coastal city of Mariupol. Week after week the bitter fighting raged on. It was the events at the Azovstal Iron and Steel Works that, to the whole world, came to define the dogged and determined Ukrainian defense. The plant became the heart of one of the main remaining pockets of resistance in Mariupol. Fiercely defended, it was described as a 'fortress within a city'. Contains 16 black and white plates.