Photo by Dmytro Kozatsky | The Azovstal plant, Mariupol. May 10, 2022 | Two Ukrainian soldiers who lost their legs in battle, in front of an impromptu underground hospital.
On 17 May, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine ordered besieged commanders to “save the lives of their personnel,” launching the evacuation and surrender of the hundreds of injured soldiers from the ruins and tunnels of the former steel plant. The Mariupol steel plant’s surrender gave Russia a rare victory, but it has already become a rallying cry for further resistance in Ukraine.