From Debaltsevo people just fled. There was such a panic because of morons-commanders. Let them not be offended. Because some of them escaped. We asked the guys I meet, "who is your senior?" And they said he left early.Fucking commander, I believe. And the soldiers remained in panic alone. And the problem is that for example, someone's mother called, somewhere heard that all in the pot, and off it went, from one to another. Everyone is scared and not know what to do. And this "Elephant-FM", the so-called is the whole trouble.

A year ago, after the Maidan, when we started this mess with Crimea, we went with friends to the recruitment office and signed up to volunteer with such a condition, that if to fight, to fight, and if the documents are to write, then write. We are a month later he called and invited to the military and sent to Zhytomyr. I got in my 95 Brigada, in which he served in military service 12 years ago, his battalion and the reconnaissance platoon.

Before that I worked as a commissioning editor on the channel "2+2" and the channel "TET" at the same time. Now I'm back to work. But still to recover my strength and health, because in this war, in addition to contusions and wounds, even the teeth of all "flew".

When we are called, we are a couple weeks puspanjali-shoot and went to fight.

At first I was a scout in a reconnaissance of the second battalion, and then became the Deputy commander of reconnaissance.

First stood in dobropillia, and in may, when anti-terrorist operation began, our team went to take Karachun, together with national guard and special forces. Then our battalion was very scattered.

When he come back in dobropillia after job, met along the way a small child who cried "Glory to Ukraine", - and realized that not everything is so bad in this region that many of us support.

Then we started around Slavyansk to put the posts so that elections were held, and "the plague", so to speak, did not apply. I remember standing at the post, blocked the road, near the town of Dimitrov. When people drove by, we examined if children somehow just missed. Most of all, were examined by the police because he believed that half of them are rare villains that allowed to happen what happened in the East and surrendered themselves voluntarily. But some locals say sometimes: "You search, but here's food." And again we realized that not everything is as bad as it first appeared. However, after hearing stories that some have eaten and slept, we ate in turn.
So we stood for 3 and a half weeks. Just then in our battalion were the first victims. The guys bringing us food. And were ambushed. And the crew of the APC together with the support died. Then for me came another stage: some feeling that now everything is really serious and need to be very careful.

Then we moved into the woods near Karachun and lived there for a couple of months. At first it was very hard: water and food were very few. A day was given one liter per person. And what we want and do, or drink, or wash up. And then it was very hot. Ensuring there was a big problem because then really knew how to us to deliver everything you need.

From there we went on different trips. Our unit was the escort for our brigade. The guys from the 1st and 13th battalions fought very cool. And we helped them, accompanied, brought ammunition. At first, it was our job.

After the liberation of Sloviansk all 95-th was based in the city. There, in a long time, we finally saw what the bed. From there started doing marches. But if the rest of the brigade's battalions went and changed, then our left and never changed.

We have traveled a lot. When our team went to Lysychansk, corpses there were teeming. These separatists killed nobody cleaned, the heat was terrible and the stench was incredible.

One of the most memorable places for me is the airport. We drove into the desert. First was such a task that runs a mortar group and company group and the infantry platoon on the cover. That is, we had to fight off in which case the Sand or to go to the airport in the form of support. But it came out a bit wrong: in one part of the group task which was, and remains, and the other part had to go to the airport because there was not enough people. So, two months later the battalion stayed in the terminal, the group changed periodically.

Our platoon went to the airport several times. Extreme race of mixed units was at the end of November, then we changed the 90-th battalion. The main rule in the terminal was to remain calm and to be constantly alert. Because at any moment could arrive.

When was the birthday of Putin, they were that bad, crowds, like meat, because we thrashed them a lot. A very visible difference between the separa and professionals. It's one thing when you see someone at a distance of 300 meters, and the other 20 - and understand that it's definitely not a miner of some, and the soldier.

The last three days, with 30 to December 1, were very hard, because the fights didn't stop. Slept for an hour then two. On the third day, after a long battle, were no. We came to change the 90-th battalion, but there is such a barrage of enemies "sprinkled" we are struggling. Then it became clear that the comers were not fired - it's a big mistake to send beginners in this heat, it is impossible to throw a psychologically and physically people are not ready for this.

After the airport we were given leave, and at the end of the holiday I had a breaking point - I decided: to return or not. I always was lucky in the war, but all the time it can't do that. I thought, maybe that's enough? But called my commander, said he became seriously ill and so I replaced it.

And in January we should have to prepare for the demobilization, return to Zhitomir. But then something changed, and some of our group prepared to travel urgently. We went with our Arda under Donetsk, in the field, in the area of Avdeyevka and Spartacus. Said for three days and stayed there for 23 days. They were under fire every day, and there are no shelters. The first two weeks lived without the trenches, because they always moved. Sleeping in the snow under the BTR, sometimes it. Shelter there was nowhere, if you are flying - just lay down and wait. But we largly carried, and three weeks in a row - all with only a concussion.

After these fields we arrived in Slovyansk, dirty. I head spent a while cleaning.

There started writing - paper work. I, first, had to log in Makoto, record all your wounds and contusions. Many children have to walk that war is war, but if you have any consequences, we must not forget, that all was written in the journals are documents and evidence that you fought.

Not had time to recover, as we urgently took off again and said he should immediately go to the Line, to join the first battalion, - there is a shortage of people. Our group is already 7 people and BTR. We arrived. We have fallen out with the boys, and waited for the task. And the numbers 11-12 February, our troops have begun to withdraw from debaltseve. And, as for me, they left muddled - with the light in the middle of the night.

While taking the wounded, drove by where our troops were to stand, and there is almost nobody there. I realized that we basically do almost were alone in that part of town. Went there, where there was 128th, and there is also almost empty, the whole gang disappeared. I asked someone: "where are the men?" I started to tell something that they have gone, but will return. I realized it was all bullshit, that's all gone by.

When we returned to our positions, we were told to get out of debaltseve as quiet as we went there. We went on field roads. And it was clear that there is already someone coming out under fire, met our lined equipment. We wanted to get her out and pick up, but didn't want to risk anything. While checking out, for us a couple of times a sniper ripped. We quickly left because of looking in the woods - it is useless. When they left, as we later were told was that we were in a minefield, even without knowing it. After that night we went back to the nearest field staff. Where we again wanted to send in Debaltsevo. We said that over us just kidding. Then set the task to take Novogrigorievka. We were surprised, because just yesterday she was driving and there were our. But it turned out that the village already under separa.

Again we were sent into the ring, but something happened in the tank of the national guard, with whom we had to carry out this operation, and it was canceled. Night caused our group said that we would take a walk, take a skyscraper. Will go the people, so we need to scout the road and control the enemy's equipment, if it will occur, to give the coordinates of Arta. And his show where to go and keep the corridor, so they went. We were told that there will be 100 people, and left fifteen hundred somewhere.
People just fled. There was such a panic because of morons-commanders. Let them not be offended. Because some of them escaped. We asked the guys that I met, who is your senior, and they said he left early.
Fucking commander, I believe. And the soldiers were left alone in a panic.
And the problem is that for example, someone's mother called, somewhere heard that all in the pot, and off it went, from one to another. Everyone is scared and not know what to do. And this "Elephant-FM", the so-called is the whole trouble.
In Debaltsevo were thousands of soldiers, and all of them at once, it is clear that one cannot lead, because that will fire. Taken out parts, but when a man stands on a post and watching that people go alarmists see that they are being abandoned and begin to flee, without knowing where. Running on the unknown road, half throws his technique. Some commanders simply could not hold back, the boys ran through minefields, on roads which are fired, because they didn't know the road on which he had to go. That is why there were many dead, because of this there were many wounded.
But the biggest problem is that between the teams there is no connection. We sit, doing them a corridor, and they're firing on us. Lupset, where you can see, in the bushes, and we in them bushes sit and tell each other that you just want to get up, get out and punch him in the face. We are an hour and a half under this fire we sat and everyone who came out we were being shot. We had to leave the skyscrapers, because we would have nailed. We went away to stay alive. But left really in f#PU: descended, and began to Nickatina. It was too hard, but still sent our signal flares, raised the flag, that is, they seemed to go in the right direction. And the boys ran and dragged the wounded.
After a whole day out of town people came out, the senior command of this sector do another "wonderful" thing - tells us that if the attack is from debaltseve, you are waiting, digging and kicking. And we're just 35 people. We suck again: do not sleep many nights now. Many went light frostbite. All my platoon - concussion. The guys were just lost some. They could still fight, the question is how well?
Night was falling, and we continued to sit. Look at the camera - we already bypass the enemies. Technique goes and for us now closes the circle. I understood that to remain in place in this situation - this is nonsense, and we were allowed to retreat. We departed and took up defensive position to another position. Then we were called and sent to Slavyansk that group of people who were with contusions and wounds. Including me - inflamed shoulder in the joint, I'm still flying.
If you summarize, the situation in Debaltsevo was formed due to the fact that many create a panic. Due to the lack of communication. Because fighting made the old fashioned way. And yet nothing changes in principle. Money laundering as it was and still is. And I can't understand those who steal they ever get wasted, or not?
Last year began to emerge a nation, before most of us realized who the Ukrainians. Now is the stalk and the main thing is not to ruin what we have now. Need to pay attention to the future, how children are brought up. We went to their schools to see what's going on: classes DPU, as were empty, and left. Teachers at my money buy posters. When my teacher told me that learning the machine at the time took at another school, because there are girls and boys, who are now this is interesting. And I think there should be a common lesson of patriotism.

The case of soldiers to fight there, but the people who are in the rear, they must fight here. They don't have to take up arms, to restore order, to break this system. Now the biggest problem the Ukrainians - we don't even know that we are encouraged by the Constitution. And those who know struggle with bureaucracy. Each of us must begin to fight for their rights, not retreating, then everything will gradually begin to change.

Text and photo: Vika Yasinskaya, Censor.NET

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