Kaliy Alexander Yulievich, call sign "Doc", Sgt, gunner-medic of the platoon.

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

He was born in Vinnytsia region. School and then graduated from medical school in Bohodukhiv, Kharkiv region. At a young age in a car accident he received a severe spinal injury. Put on your feet, but the army was retired, gave a "wolf ticket". Ran for a long time Commissar - you need to serve in the army. Ended up in 99 year, on Navy day, stuffed his face. He, of course, revenge is called for immediately.

Served, as expected, a year and a half, the doctor came back. Worked at the hospital, in the hospital. In the end, the medicine was gone. Medicine poor. A young family, a daughter was born. Problems, troubles. With first wife he lived several years, broke up. Moved to Kharkov. The second family were born three daughters.

"When the ATO was launched, I went to the recruiting office, saying: "take me." Say "no". Health were really the issue. The list of diseases, which I at that period possessed, was impressive. And the problem with being overweight had, to put it mildly, serious - 148 kg. the Current characters of the program "that zvazheni TA Maslow" in front of me then any comparison do not go. I say "highly recommended". Took, but left in the military, computers were set up – turned on computer.

Somehow ended up in the hospital to relieve 200. On the nature of the injuries you see most of the guys were "pulling". Started to write a report: one, two, three... My Commissar was "comrade", who subsequently lost on a bribe. In Kharkov it was a big story. High officials promised an investigation, the court and "cruel" punishment. But as a result this gentleman received a suspended sentence. But that was then... When I went to him with the tenth report came, he says to me:

- I'm in the ATO won't let.

- Why? There are no doctors. I see the instructions that come.

- You know, I have people pay to be in the army not to go.

- I need to pay to go?

- Well, you're a big boy...

Immediately he received in the jaw! Immediately! Then another added.

At 7 am the next day the phone rings - Kharkiv military political officer. "You cause the regional military commander" - made an appointment. I go, setting the regional military commander, the political officer: "On what basis struck the Commissar". Explained the situation. "Tomorrow will appear with things to eat for the 93 brigade".

Went there are 34 of us, the Kharkiv team - all the guys who served in the military, wrote the report.

In the 93rd brigade was a low-level private, medical Department, only with knowledge of medicine. As the boys joked - "who knows how to darn and mend".

The parts were long, about two weeks, then we moved under Andreevka.

July 18, the BTG (battalion tactical group), commanded by Dmitry Kashchenko, also known as "Koschey", 2 tanks and 1 BMP did March with the Edmonton separatist on the rear with access to first military unit of the Zenith, then on the Donetsk airport.

Broke at the airport. Greeted us well. The guys are friendly, warehouses duty free was something else. And indeed in the terminals was light, water.

The next morning went into position. To me the medical bag.

-Are you Doc?

- Yes.

-We got wounded.

- You have medics there?

- Kostya, paramedic 3 regiment, but he never practices. Help?

On the first day, pulled the splinters out of 10 people. By the end of the day just shaking, asked: "guys, give me vodka". Operated the first time, majoring as a medical assistant – obstetrician.

20 July we had broken in the Zenith of our leftovers. We had Vadim Bychok, platoon, the surgeon, practices. Vadim was already easier.

July 21, received the order to storm the Sand. It was a good fight, "fun". We have minus three tanks, two "boxes", the dead – 11. Bring Kashchenko, shot through both legs. Arteriole gushes. Saw, ran, finger in the wound channel, the artery groped, gagged. With a knife cut, reached the artery tied, and tamponiruut in the evacuation.

In this battle he received a leg injury - a slight tear of the tendons. Put plaster. Had some time to walk in the cast.

After this fight we were taken, back in Andreevka. With Edmonton - Thin. From Thin - trips to the airport - the food had been moved, picked up wounded...

A little later I was transferred to our other (Kharkov). They held the Top Pot, under the Novobakhmutovka. He stayed for almost a month. When a battalion "the East" broke one of the posts and cut off the part of our – we pulled them. There he received a second injury, a broken leg by the explosion of the mine threw.

Got to the Kharkov hospital. Lie down, back to the guys, they were standing under Verhnetoemsky (it is 3.5 km from Gorlovka). Went on patrol, ran into an ambush. Caught a bullet in the thigh. The whole bone, but a 7.62 bullet through made a hole "in the finger".

Again the Kharkiv hospital – the week just passed, as left.

Was discharged, returned to the part. They say: "Sanja, you need to Thin". In Thin steel, and from there went: Sand, Water, Experienced, Spartacus is wounded, 200-E. did all I could. Served there until March 9th.

March 9 last time brought people from the Sand in Krasic, in the 66th hospital. Said, "You are discharged". Packed up, went back to the part, then go home already. By the way, my weight by this time was 80 kg!

When my demobilization from the 93rd was known - immediately showered with calls with offers: from 25-key, 95 key, 79 key. Left the choice to the 3rd special forces regiment of Kirovograd. From April 1 to 15 years left to him in 1st battalion as a medic. In this regiment he served another six months.

Now given a relation, then in the military I would serve.

Now the bad news. One of my doctors, from the 93rd, 28 people have been on the front four were killed, four were captured. Some of them passed the Sands, Experienced, Water. But, no one does not awarded a single award. One of my boys-Kharkiv, which at the airport a month and a half stood, while their 9 - no one was rewarded... Although the documents filed. But time was lost, two lost...

Yes, and the PMO received only on 30 April, in the 3rd regiment.

July 15, 2015 in Dnepropetrovsk Palace of students of the Alexander Potash awarding the order of "national Hero of Ukraine".

photo by Roman Nikolayev

Source: «Кіборги - 2015» / Cyborgs - 2015

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