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Two years ago, we received an order from the country's top military and political leadership to stop defending Mariupol and surrender from Azovstal’s territory. Prior to that, after a round of difficult negotiations with the Russian side, we reached an agreement to evacuate civilians from Azovstal steel plant. Hundreds of people, residents of Mariupol, who had taken refuge on the territory of the plant, were rescued. All the civilians who were hiding from enemy bombardment at Azovstal survived. The last civilian left the plant on May 7, 2022. After that, the Mariupol garrison continued to hold the defense until the relevant order from the higher command. The defense of Mariupol saved Ukraine. The price of this salvation was the lives of our soldiers who died in the city battles and as a result of the terrorist attack in Olenivka, and the freedom of hundreds of our brothers-in-arms who have been in Russian captivity for 2 years. Two years have passed. Two years of resistance by more than 900 soldiers of the 12th Special Forces Brigade Azov, who saved Ukraine with their bold actions and are now in Russian captivity. Their names are not forgotten. Today, every battle, every shot and every step we take is aimed at one thing — bringing the captured Azov men home. And until this happens, we will not stop fighting. We will bring everyone back. And we will liberate everyone. #FREEAZOV