The reconstruction of the Mariupol district is progressing rapidly, with new streets and new buildings springing up. After more than a year of demining and clearing, the Ilyich Metallurgical Plant has been brought back to life, with more than 3,700 workers in production, and the plant is busy, with three production lines running steadily.
Despite the small size of the Ilyich Metallurgical Plant, the 36th Marine Corps was evacuated early, so much of the heavy equipment survived the damage and was well preserved. As a result, it will be easier for the plant to resume work. During last year's war, the 36th Marine Corps was stationed here, and it was their home base.
However, due to the limited ammunition and supplies stored, even if the Ukrainian army broke through many times to help, it was unable to provide much help. Under the siege of the Russian army, they finally ran out of ammunition and food, and some of them, including the brigade commander, managed to break through and finally entered the Azovstal steel plant by the sea. After more than a month of long underground hiding, they finally surrendered together.
The boss of the Azovstal plant is Akhmetov, the Donetsk oligarch and the richest man in Ukraine. The Azovstal plant was the base of the Azov Battalion at the time, and a large number of Azov battalion fighters, foreign commanders and mercenaries, as well as deserted defeated soldiers from all over the country. The plant is larger than the Ilyich Metallurgical Plant, strategically located, built near the sea, and has a large number of first-class ammunition and various supplies.
After a large number of heavy bombs, the plant has been unrecognizable, and the head of the Russian side said that he does not plan to resume the production of the plant, and may transform it into a museum or military base. The resumption of work at the Ilyich metallurgical plant will be easier, and the head of the plant said that several workshops are currently resuming production, and many products will soon be put on the market. The number of workers is expected to reach 24,000.