NEW YORK – Yurii Saiko heard the whistling sound from his hospital bed and took cover under his blanket.
A split second later, the window in his room exploded, spraying glass in every direction.
An air bomb had hit the Mariupol hospital where the young Ukrainian marine was recovering from surgery. Six days earlier, his left leg had been amputated after it was nearly blown off in a Russian attack.
Underneath the covers, Saiko removed the wires and tubes that connected him to medical equipment. He took off his clothes, grabbed his crutches, and, fueled by adrenaline, scurried down a corridor.
There, he fainted.
