Association of Azovstal Defenders' Families
The Association of "Azovstal" Defenders' Families (Ukrainian: Асоціація родин захисників «Азовсталі») is an organization founded in 2022 by the families of all of the units defending "Azovstal", which include the "Azov" servicemen, marines, 36th separate brigade of marines, border guard, national guard, police, SBU, territorial defense, and other law enforcement agencies.[1] In May 2022 Ukraine's most senior authorities gave the order to surrender Azovstal in Mariupol, and thus 2.5 thousand Ukrainian servicemen ended up in Russian captivity.Members of the association spread the word and pressured the Red Cross and international organizations to fulfill their duties.[2] End of July a "Finally you're home" project was launched to provide personal humanitarian support to the released defenders.The goal of the project is to address the first-order needs of a person returning from captivity, including psychological support.