> thread: the incredible story of mariupol defender gennadyi zelenyi. he was taken prisoner in mariupol but managed to escape captivity and reach ukraine-controlled territory after surviving 9 months in occupied mariupol, hiding in a basement.   14/ "hell truly began when the kab bombs started falling. i was in shock when i saw one hit a five-story building and completely obliterate it. that was one of the smaller kabs. later, we heard they had orders to destroy the city, and kabs were flying everywhere."   /1878448517082923342 15/ "the patrol police in mariupol fought too. theyd jump into battles and helpthey did incredibly important work during the war." 16/ "the old man was relentless. he was physically strong, said he bathed in cold water, and hardened himself. he wasnt leaving, ready to fight to the end. his family was safe, and he had nothing to lose. he eventually died, hit by automatic fire when he carelessly stepped out." 17/ "there was also an it guy with a huge salary, around $5,000. he had no prior experience in the army. i told him, 'maybe you should leave mariupol before it's too late,' but he wanted to fight. unfortunately, he later passed away due to artillery fire." 18/ "at some point, i realized i was going to die. but i was terrified of being captured. i knew the 'movie-like' escapes where you survive arent real." 19/ "only two of us from our group survived. we found a car and wanted to reach azovstal somehow. there was no communication with azovstal; the radio was with the commander, who had also died. we drove through the ruins as best we could." 20/ "an explosion hit us; i think it was a mine. when i woke up, my friend was gonekilled. i was lying by the car, wounded. i crawled into a nearby building and passed out for a while." > part 3
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