Ukrainian troops hid in Azovstal Steel Works that are vast in the city of Mariupol controlled by Russia said that Sunday they would not surrender and vowed to fight as long as needed.

We, all military personnel in the Garnison of Marison, we have witnessed war crimes committed by Russia, by Russian army. We are witnesses. Surrender is not an option because Russia is not interested in our lives,” said Ilya Samoilenko, an Azov Regiment Intelligence Officer .

Azovstal Steel Mill is the last pocket of Ukraine’s resistance in a destroyed port city and his fate has taken a symbolic value in a broader battle since the Russian invasion.

All of our supplies are limited. We still have water. We still have ammunition. We will have our personal weapons.

We will fight to the best resolution of this situation,” Samoilenko said.Ukraine has said that all women, children, and civilian elderly have been allowed to escape Azovstal as part of the humanitarian mission coordinated by the United Nations and the Red Cross.