Russia says Azovstal siege is over, shows video of defenders surrendering

Russia's defence ministry on Friday said the last group of Ukrainian forces holed up in Mariupol's Azovstal steelworks had surrendered, marking an end to a weeks-long attack that left the city in ruins.

The full abandonment of the bunkers and tunnels of the bombed-out plant by the Azov Regiment means an end to the most destructive siege of a war that began when Russia invaded Ukraine nearly three months ago.

"The territory of the Azovstal metallurgical plant... has been completely liberated," the ministry said in a statement. It said....