Yevgen Gerasimenko was flown into the besieged city under cover of darkness in March 2022. On the anniversary of the surrender of the Azovstal steelworks, he speaks exclusively to Sky News about saving lives at the metal fortress, which became a symbol of Ukrainian resistance.
, when Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February last year. Like so many others, he put his hand up to defend his homeland.
"I can't think about Azovstal without tears in my eyes", Yevgen, 62, tells Sky News in an exclusive interview for the anniversary of the surrender of the steelworks."Helicopters were there waiting for us," he said. They landed successfully and transferred to motorboats which were loaded with ammunition and weapons."We couldn't have any lights, it was dangerous. We didn't want anyone to spot us so we had to use GPS to get to Azovstal."
"We were exposed to constant bombardment from the enemy," Yevgen said."They tried to hit us from air, land and sea."
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