Как вырвался герой Украины

the military leadership searched for a means of escape other than the main road out of town, which was mined and controlled by the rebels. After sending ambulances over farmers’ fields and down back roads without attracting notice, they had their route.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/19/world/europe/ukraine-conflict-debaltseve.html?smid=tw-share&_r=2