This is the second part of the Kyiv Post interview with “SP.” See the first part here. On May 16, the evacuation of Mariupol’s defenders from their final stronghold – the sprawling Azovstal steel plant – into Russian captivity began under a preliminary agreement. Russian forces had failed to seize the complex, but mounting numbers of wounded troops, dwindling medical supplies, and an order from Kyiv to preserve the lives of the defending troops forced the remaining units to lay down their arms.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. Among them was a fighter with the call sign “SP,” an officer and deputy company commander who had lived in Mariupol long before Russia’s full-scale invasion and joined the city’s defense on the first day of the assault. In the second part of this interview, SP recounts how his surrender into captivity unfolded – and what those who survived Russian captivity carry with them after returning home. Kyiv Post: How did it happen? They announced the order and then what? Did you pack your things? How did it happen? SP: We were informed of the order that by a certain date... Before that, there had been ceasefire regimes. The commander traveled to some settlement, I don’t remember which one anymore, where he spoke with the Russians. There were certain talks regarding further actions. And we were told that from such-and-such a period we had to surrender.