The Mariupol steel works has become a symbol of Ukraine's resistance in the conflict - and the photos from within show stoicism and grit.
Behind the wire - graphic photos from the besieged steel works reveal the horror inside. Pic: Associated PressAs Russian troops continue their pounding of the Azovstal steel works in Mariupol, a photo-journalist has revealed the grim extent of the suffering inside.
In a series of stark pictures, a photographer with the press office of the Azov Special Forces Regiment of the Ukrainian National Guard has unveiled the horror of the dimly-lit, makeshift 'hospitals' inside the plant.Heavily bearded grime-smeared men are seen with missing limbs bandaged with makeshift linens and bloodied clothes.Others are having deep cuts dressed behind temporary plastic sheeting providing barely any privacy.
The photos emerged as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tells the world Ukraine has not received the amount of weapons it would need to unblock the siege of Mariupol and free the city.Mr Zelenskyy said defenders"still continue their resistance in the plant of Azovstal," but added:"We are using all possible diplomatic instruments to rescue them, but Russia doesn't allow for any of the proposed options.
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