War in Ukraine: The letter of the commander of the Marine Corps Marine Brigade to Pope Francis is moving

The commander of the 36th Ukrainian Marine Brigade MariupolSergei Volina, addressed a letter to Pope Francisasking him to help save the civilian population of the city.

“I turn to Your Holiness to ask for help: the time has come when prayers alone are not enough. Help them to be saved. “I ask you to bring the truth to the world, to be able to remove the civilian population and save lives from the hands of Satan, who wants to burn all human beings,” wrote the commander of the Ukrainian Marines.

“I am not a Catholic. I am Orthodox, I believe in God and I know that light always conquers darkness. “I fought for fifty days, completely surrounded and the only thing I have time for is a fierce battle for every meter of land in this besieged city,” adds Sergei Volina.

“You have probably seen a lot in your life. But I’m sure you never saw what was happening in Mariupol. Because hell on earth is presented in exactly this way. I have very little time to describe the inhuman situations I see every day. In the industries, women with children live in shelters. In the cold and in hunger, as a goal -constantly- of enemy aircraft. “The wounded are dying every day because there is no medicine, no water and no food,” he said.

About 800 Ukrainian soldiers are left in the Mariupol of Ukraine, according to the BBC and is going to defend the city “to the end”using the little equipment they have.

They are hiding in Azovstal metallurgical plant. In fact, in the same place The 100,000 inhabitants are said to have taken refuge of the city in which they are trapped and can not leave, despite repeated efforts.

His drama now war in Ukraineraging for the 55th day and without any hope for a ceasefire, he experiences just 4 years old little Alice, who is trapped in a shelter in Mariupol. The message of the little one, who wants to “go home” breaks hearts.

Source: News Beast

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