Mariupol, Ukraine – Glowing red sparks burst and skitter across the concrete floor around a giant furnace as men at Ilyich Iron & Steel Works monitor the rolling of glowing slabs. The works are cavernous, so big it feels like a skyscraper could be built here on its side. Here and there a surprisingly small number of steelworkers pass giant placards exhorting them, Soviet style, to higher standards. This is one of Ukraine’s largest steel plants and it is squarely in the sights of Russian-backed rebels who have a front line just down the coast from Mariupol. Hand painted murals …read more
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