revelations about the incredible rescue of Azovstal in Mariupol

The fighting at the Azovstal plant in Mariupol, southeastern Ukraine, made headlines several weeks ago. On Wednesday, June 22, astonishing information was revealed: the Ukrainian special forces managed to land helicopters to evacuate some wounded, while the Russian army fully controlled the sky.

These Ukrainian operations were then extremely risky. Rescues were carried out, but also deliveries of weapons. Buffalo, a young fighter from Azovstal, was rescued like this. “I heard someone yelling, ‘You’ve been forgotten’, and someone else saying there was no more room, but if the helicopter hovered, they could put everyone in parallel and that would be fine”, he explains. An exceptional rescue that required flying just three meters above the ground. A feat that most thought was impossible.