Azovstal Defenders Surrender; Mariupol Falls

After an 82-day siege, the last Ukrainian defenders at the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol surrendered per order of Ukraine's military command. Approximately 2,439 fighters were taken prisoner, including Azov regiment soldiers who became global symbols of resistance. The surrender ended Ukraine's last hold in Mariupol; the city was almost completely destroyed. Russia immediately put the prisoners on trial in occupied territory.