Plea to Elon Musk to help with Mariupol evacuation

Plea to Elon Musk to help with Mariupol evacuation

A Ukrainian marine commander, holed up with other fighters at the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol, has personally appealed to Elon Musk to help them safely leave the southern city that has for weeks been besieged by Russian invaders.

Qazet.az reports that in a Twitter post, Serhiy Volyna wrote: "People say you come from another planet to teach people to believe in the impossible.

"Our planets are next to each other, as I live where it is nearly impossible to survive. Help us get out of Azovstal to a mediating country. If not you, then who? Give me a hint."

In a separate Facebook post, Volyna described Musk as a "superhuman", asking him to help with the evacuation to "a third country".

Hundreds of marines are the last Ukrainian defenders sheltering from heavy Russian bombardment in underground bunkers at Azovstal, a vast industrial area.

Musk has so far not commented on the marine commander's plea.