Alexey Paramonov, 36, stayed with the whales until tide returned, keeping them safe and hydrated.
Leaders of the Free Willy project beg the president to intervene with trapped orca and beluga whales.
Three killer whales and baby 'knew we were trying to save them, and were not aggressive'.
Five belugas were stranded on the same beach by the Sea of Okhotsk within less than a week.
Sea creatures in ‘Whale Jail’ are ‘trapped’ under ice amid growing concern over their fate.
Kilometres of nets thrown overboard monthly, expert warns.