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THE ONE THAT ALMOST GOT AWAY | Vjekoslav Prebeg, Mariupol Defender tells his epic escape & evasion story.
🎙️ Voices from the Front — Prebeg is a Croatian veteran and Ukrainian Marine who became one of the most high-profile foreign POWs in Russia’s war against Ukraine. A former soldier in the Croatian Army, Prebeg joined Ukraine’s 36th Marine Brigade in 2020, serving in Mariupol when Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022. During the brutal siege of Mariupol, Prebeg and his comrades endured weeks of relentless bombardment, dwindling supplies, and encirclement by Russian forces. In April 2022, as the city’s defenses collapsed, he was among a group of Ukrainian Marines who…
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