Many Ukrainian soldiers were killed in Mariupol, but survivors faced further hell in brutal Russian captivity

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A Ukrainian soldier inside the ruined Azovstal steel plant stands under a sunlight ray in his shelter in Mariupol, Ukraine, on May 7, 2022.

Dmytro Kozatski/Azov Special Forces Regiment of the Ukrainian National Guard Press Office via AP

Ukrainian soldier describes his '1 in 1,000' escape from one of the most hellish battles of the war

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Two injured Ukrainian servicemen inside the Azovstal iron and steel works factory in eastern Mariupol, Ukraine, on May 10, 2022.

Dmytro Kozatsky/Azov Special Forces Regiment of /AFP via Getty Images

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