«In Mariupol, Azovstal fully halts operations, first time since 1941». www.ukrinform.net (på engelsk). 20. mars 2022. Besøkt 16. mai 2022. «The CEO recalled that Azovstal had stopped operations completely only once – in 1941, and in September 1943, when Mariupol was liberated from Nazi Germany troops, the reconstruction of the plant began.»