Il sole sta sorgendo su Kiev il 1252 ° giorno dell’invasione su vasta scala. Nel luglio del 2022, la Russia bombardò una caserma di prigionia a Olenivka, uccidendo oltre 50 difensori prigionieri di Azovstal. Bohdan era tra i sopravvissuti.

The 2022 defense of Azovstal was one of the defining battles of Russia’s full-scale invasion — and its consequences still echo today.

For over 60 days, Ukrainian soldiers held out at the Mariupol steel plant under relentless bombardment. Many did not survive. Those who did — like Bohdan “Puhach” Hrishchenkov — were taken into Russian captivity, where many remain to this day.

**On July 28, 2022, Russia struck a POW barrack in Olenivka, killing over 50 Azovstal defenders in a single night. Bohdan was among the survivors.**

In this video, he shares what Azovstal meant to its defenders — and why they kept fighting, even when victory was no longer an option.