Once we were under fire, and I had his friend bleeding to drag myself through the whole field. I was twice as large as 2 meters height. He had a perforating wound of the arm and shoulder. Good that we were American first aid kits, I bombarded him with one wound powder, and the second put a tourniquet.
And decided to draw him, because he was not indifferent. A couple of meters dragged - dropped, again a couple of meters dragged - dropped. It was night, and we were shot at. It's a miracle that somehow we crossed the field, because we had to walk about two kilometers. Now the soldier is alive, and has already undergone rehabilitation.
I was born in the village of Novoselovka, Poltava region. I have a legal education, but worked in the company. When I saw the agenda, even there was no doubt that we should go our own state to protect. Parents took it hard. But they know my stubbornness and were forced to agree with my choice. I got to the 13th airborne assault battalion 95th separate airmobile brigade in March.
While I was at the front, I had to master many military specialties. Was the senior gunner, assistant gunner and assistant Grenadier, came up to the driver of the APC. In the battalion, we did not have armored cars, all the cars were seconded and all in terrible condition, collapsed on the go; rubber they had or Fox, or even bad.
We had to go through a lot of battles, but the worst moments began in August, when the enemy appeared serious heavy weapons. Rooted we are in Slavyansk. In General, our battalion was cleaned off after artillery towns and villages.
It was hard when we were surrounded Sparv between the city Starobeshevo and Volnovaha. We transferred from helicopters, a task no one voiced. And it so happened that we spent 17 days in the environment, because just at that moment happened ilovaisky boiler.
Later we learned that from Ilovaysk 79th airmobile brigade had to fight, and we had to take Sparv that will run on the Volnovaha. We broke five guys they were with the 51st and 49th brigade, and told us about the tragedy of Loviska. Thus our task was cancelled. Then we discovered that on the edge of Starobeshevo patrolled by Russian tanks, and we have heavy weapons, there was nothing, not even an RPG, the most that we had - it "flies" and one AGS. When our location stumbled terrorists, taking our roadblock for her, he warned, if we kill them, we'll shoot their artillery. We wanted to open fire on them, but realized that we have no chance against artillery. We were given an hour to retreat. While pulling back on the position where we stood, and began to work the mortar and broke it to pieces.
We walked away and sat down in the apiary near the lake under the city. We had nothing - no water, no food. Drank water from gullies, or from the lake. It is unpleasant, but I was thirsty. Knowing what happened under Loviska, we had to retreat a little further and wait until we take. There were only roadblocks separatists. We lived in planting, ten days exactly. Then we broke the 72nd brigade, ZIL brought suhani, little water, and then somehow got the boys from our brigade and took us.
We were supposed to go back in Slavyansk, but near Uglegorsk got a new job, turned around and drove back in the direction Donetsk. In a few hours arrived yet, our armor on, at first they thought that us Donetsk direct, but we were sent almanova. In this city the enemies were rocket launchers "ATGM". To get there, it was very difficult. Took the defense, become closer, because the city of our positions have greatly worked artillery. The APCS were in full swing, the wheels fell. While under fire, went to some village near Telmanov, spare began to flee, they had no weapons, and we did not shoot, and local positively shops, shouting, why we came here. From the village ran away and Chechens on BUSE, from the front they put small children to hide behind, of course, that bombard them we could not. After Stripping this village we were wounded, but not killed. Then we returned to positions under the city, but we didn't go, because thrashed from all sides, not stopping. On the other hand this city had to fight the national guard under. But they broke on the way. When we broke, I dropped into the middle of the city, ran into a bunch sparsky roadblocks. And here, too, the enemies began to drop everything and run, because when I heard that comes 95th brigade, was scared. On one of the posts we pressed the Volga and, among other things. Then they began to hang their flags on buildings. I was asked to put a roadblock in the city centre, local started out slowly, looking at what and how. One of the old women came and started to shout: "Ukrepi why you defeated the RES, there is only repairs made. This is your Ukraine to blame". And then there was a grandfather, he was on our side and started to fight with this grandmother. Shouted to her that you have a son for "DND" is at war, and she: "what I do have. All we have left. There is no money, and there he was given a job and a machine". Later we learned that her son on one of the posts was killed. And then I noticed the "Damage" that was coming in our direction. On the command to stop, the driver did not respond. When I started to shoot up, he still did not stop, had to shoot at the car. I got into the motor and wheels. The driver was detained,and inside found a bunch of agitatory for "DND", 2 machine guns, 4 grenades, 2 ammunition. This driver we passed the security services.
People talked about how strong was the campaign about how they were told, that will give Russian the status of that life they will have now a new and much better than in Ukraine. And as a result they had no light, no water, and during the last battle spare damaged the pipeline.
Away from this city we saw a very unpleasant picture: sparskit the roadblock was broken column of machardie killed the guys we took, because people had to bury. On the way in Slavyansk us again given a new job to go to storm Starobeshevo. But on the morning of Poroshenko has imposed a cease-fire and the storm was canceled.
In the battle of Telmanov I suffer concussions from a very powerful explosion. I still did not understand then what the consequences will be the same. When he came to, his skull was incredibly. I gave butorphanol and Ketanov. Probably thanks to him I was able to keep fighting. But after the announcement of the armistice we were supposed to go on the 32nd blackops, punching line Sparv to deliver the children of ammunition and food, it was very bad. I even went to the APC. I had all the time to be on pain killers. Stabbed himself. When they reached the roadblock was a terrible sight: hit from all sides, it was unclear who who shoots and where the fire comes. Thanks to our commanders and especially in intelligence, we are not under missiles that could us to shatter. There did a good job our first battalion. The roadblock had such views: middle of the field stands a bus stop, two or three trees, goals, and everything else in the flame. There the boys were not present. There were 30 people, and the technique they had only one wrung Bramco, I was very sorry. When pulling back a little Perestrello with sparami, but for us it was just a trifle.
Just got back in Slavyansk - learned that 32-and again in the environment. We had again to go to their breed, but something has changed in the plans of staff.
And two weeks later we returned to the rotation. Brought in Zhytomyr on the permanent base. I went home for a little while, when I came back - I was very bad: constantly had headaches several times suffered bouts of seizures. I heard very bad, started to say something, stopped talking. After the MRI concluded that I have a concussion moderate, and now it is reclassified in serious condition. The doctors told me I had a closed head injury with damage to the cerebral vessels, still clasped 4 nerves in the spine. Was treated in the hospital and everything seems normal. Went home for rehabilitation, but there again, I felt sick, had fever, repeated bouts of seizures. I was taken away by ambulance to a local hospital, where I was lying unconscious in the intensive care unit. Then I was transferred to the neurology ward, clave drugs and the ambulance took me to the hospital in Poltava. After the attacks I first worked shoulder, couldn't walk, now does not work at hand. I can't see in one eye, occasionally seizures and have to constantly be on painkillers. So far have changed the course of treatment, because some drugs my body is just not accepted. I offer the treatment at the clinic of Israel, but there very expensive. In Poltava there are branches of this clinic, and it would be nice at least to get there. I promised that in two months I will be just like new kopicki.
I will never forget my feelings when my comrade hit from a grenade launcher. I just God took from it, probably because I was sitting next to him in the back, and then moved to the front of the APC. Friend made the shot from a grenade launcher and he responded in kind. From him only his feet remained, and nothing more was collected. Now he was born a small child. And don't forget, when I saw the bags of blood that moved. I had some terrible shock happened then, I started the boys to say that there is someone alive, and they told me that it's just nerves worked.
I used to live and I didn't care what would happen to me. So I went to this war, I think there is not so terrible, and when was the first battle, I realized that it was the war.
Even friends I began to appreciate very much. Once I had his wounded comrade, bleeding, carry through the whole field. I was twice, 2 meters tall. He had a perforating wound of the arm and shoulder. Good that we were American first aid kits, I bombarded him with one wound powder, and the second put a tourniquet. And decided to draw him, because he was not indifferent. A couple of meters dragged - dropped, again a couple of meters dragged - dropped. It was night, and we were shot at. It's a miracle that somehow we crossed the field, because the pull was about two kilometers. Now the soldier is alive, and has already undergone rehabilitation.
For me to die is not so bad, the biggest fear is being captured and to feel the torture. I always thought, if this happened to me, I just Pedrosa and will not give up. And such moments were. I have always had a grenade f-1, it is not commonly used, and is placed on stretch marks, because it has a great oskolochki radius. One I wore for themselves, kept her on American belt in the back, in a special case.
I have many dreams, the biggest is that the war ended. And even though I am only 24 years old, I want a family and children. The war was not on itself from thoughts that will not leave no son, no daughter. And on the front I would have already returned, only can not yet, for health reasons. But I hope that will get better and go to war.
Text and photo: Vika Yasinskaya, Censor.NET
Source: http://censor.net.ua/
