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Ukraine swimmer Leonid Grigoriev discusses rescuing his family from Mariupol

Leonid Grigoriev tells us how he returned to his home city of Mariupol to rescue his parents. Grigoriev – who swims for Ukraine’s national team – describes the devastation brought about by the Russian Army and says his car was almost hit by a bomb during his rescue mission. He says residents of the city looked like they were ready to give up their lives and that he also helped evacuate a woman and her child to Poland.

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