For weeks, the world has been gripped by the battle raging over the steelworks on the coast of the Sea of Azov. The pocket of Ukrainian fighters at the plant has become a symbol of the country's resistance in the face of an enemy that far outnumbers them.
Updated 0049 GMT April 29, 2022
Lviv, Ukraine — Until recently Azovstal was a major player on the global stage, producing 4 million tons of steel annually and exporting the majority across the globe, according to its owner Metinvest Holding, Ukraine's biggest steelmaker. From London's Shard skyscraper to Hudson Yards in Manhattan to Genoa's San Giorgio Bridge , steel produced at Azovstal is used in some of the world's most recognizable landmarks.
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