Ukrainian marine commander makes last-ditch plea for evacuation from Mariupol
April 20, 2022 at 05:31 AM EDT
Major Serhiy Volyna, the commander of a Ukrainian marine unit, made an urgent last-ditch plea for Ukrainian women and children, along with wounded marines, sheltering in the Azovstal Iron and Steel Works to be evacuated to a neutral third country as the Russian deadline to surrender Mariupol loomed Wednesday.