Those Marines who were not familiar with the shanty soon learned the words, and before long, everyone was in high spirits. Boris cautiously reminded some men not to march, as they immediately fell into military step.

Oleg Ivanov had stopped singing and drifted back to Boris. Valerij, second in command, picked up the pace to walk beside the two men so that he could listen.

"Boris Dmitrievich, the building where Kuznetsov is being held is not far up the road. ...