Andrew, Callsign "North". 36 years old, born in Poltava, and grew up in the North of Russia. Andrei's father was a military, so they lived in different places: Magadan, Kamchatka and Chukotka. When Ukraine separated - came back. Here finished school, Institute. He served in the army, and then six months under the contract was a peacemaker in Iraq.

About this on his page in Facebook wrote Cyborgs-2015 - art-project about heroes of our time.

In recent years he lived in Kiev, worked as a financier. Then there was the Maidan, and when the ATO, went a couple of times in the military, waited for calls. At first we were not offered what they wanted, and then when I learned that there is a set in 95 Brigada, was issued to them. And when they formed a separate 90th battalion at the 95th brigade was in its composition, as a shooter.

Mobilized in late summer, and in November, after training, was sent to the ATO. In Donetsk airport visited twice: the first rotation to the so-called truce and second, in the most dramatic days when the new terminal was blown up.

The airport was one of the last left, after the explosion, at dawn on January 21, together with the Millennium Falcon from 80-th. Had to go... to her... to tell you where and how to drive and that definitely need to go because people there live...

"The airport has become just a symbol. And it's not a reflection on our command, I think they are not so held at this airport, if its not plastered and did not flag and an example of heroism. Therefore, with such fury the Russians wanted this character to fill up".

And:

"...sometimes you want to forget the way people die. As shout. But the faces of many who've been there, you want to remember for a lifetime. And the hardest thing for me is when I can't do anything to help..."

For personal courage and professionalism shown during the defence of state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, fidelity to the military oath by the decree of the President of Ukraine Shisuk Andrei Vyacheslavovich awarded the order "For courage" of the 3rd degree.

The story of Andrew about the events at the airport here (http://slavaukraine.net/en/news/heroes-glory/2366-soldier-andrey-north-from-under-blockages-at-the-airport-we-got-not-all-but-everyone-who-gave-the-vote-pulled-out-precisely.html)

photo: Roman Nikolayev

Source: Facebook «Кіборги - 2015» / Cyborgs - 2015