A series of clandestine missions to reach the Azovstal defenders are being celebrated as some of the most heroic feats of the war in Ukraine. 9News
"There was constant shelling," said Vladislav Zahorodnii, a 22-year-old corporal who had been shot through the pelvis, shredding a nerve, during street fighting in Mariupol.They already knew each other: both were from Chernihiv, a city in the north surrounded and pounded by Russian forces."Everything is fine, we will go clubbing soon," Buffalo replied.Zahorodnii was evacuated from Azovstal by helicopter on March 31, after three failed attempts.
Because the cargo bay was full, Buffalo was placed crosswise from the others, who'd been loaded aboard side by side. A crew member took his hand and told him not to worry, they'd make it home.
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