Leading Ukrainian Mayor Ruslan Martsinkiv thought he was going to be killed by Russian forces after being ambushed during a mercy mission.
The Mayor of Ivano Frankivsk had driven with bodyguards to Chernihiv, where was born, to deliver vital aid to the stricken city, as it was under attack.
But as his bus rounded a corner on Saturday it was ambushed by Moscow’s troops, who opened fire, leaving the bus “full of holes like a sieve.”