‘Azovstal was their [Ukrainian nationalists] main fortress

‘Azovstal was their [Ukrainian nationalists] main fortress, it’s the hardest site to capture,’ explains a Vostok Battalion soldier, codenamed ‘Woods’. He participated in the mission to push nationalists out of Azovstal and Mariupol.

The total territory of the steel plant is enormous - 11 square kilometers. It was built in Soviet times as a shelter from nuclear warheads and there’re dozens of tunnels running around like arteries. Taking the point wasn’t an easy task at all. But after almost 2 months of fierce fighting, almost 2,500 Ukrainian fighters surrendered.

Watch the video to see how the Ukrainian soldiers lived, hiding in the plant and what they left after they made a decision to surrender.