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Yury Bondar. Call Sign "Shaman". Medical volunteer. 29. Jura was awarded the order of national Hero of Ukraine during the awarding ceremony on 4 June in Sophia.

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

And since then just proves that the reward he has earned.

-- By education I am a lawyer-economist. But since March of 2015 became a medic with the 95th brigade. Starting with the fact that from Lviv, where I live, were taken first to independence, then in the ATO zone in many ways. Near Mariupol there was a battalion "Shakhtersk". To him I started to ride. At some point I was asked to stay in the division as a corpsman. Was the lack of people it was through medicine. And if you're not stupid, will quickly learn to give first aid. And I still have relatives who work for a surgeon who is a trauma surgeon who is the Deputy chief physician of children's hospital. When I was something was unclear or needed to be clear, I talk on the phone with them.

For some reason everyone is looking for deep meaning, as in civilian life to do one, but in war to retrain to be a doctor. Guys, I explain: if you are near to falling projectile, you learn six times faster. And assimilated knowledge instantly. And besides -- on the street 2015 Internet, phone, social network, Facebook. To find a common connection is not a problem. In this war what kind of damage you get most often? Gunshot wounds and mine-explosive shrapnel. Yet, sometimes, I need to catch my breath.

-- Remember the first time assisted?

-- It was near Debaltsevo. The soldier twisted in the hands of RPG. And accidentally shot. His arm ripped off exactly on the shoulder. First aid in this situation you need to render very first seconds until the person bled out. All done. The man lived.

But -- if your arm off at the shoulder to put pressure on it?

-- In this case, the wound is necessary, that is, crush. I've zatonirovany, peppered krovoostanavlivajushchim celexa.

-- There was confusion, fear?

-- Still under Mariupol, I realized how you react to unexpected situations. There is something on the location of the battalion "Shakhtersk" were hit with cluster bombs. We got out after the bombing of the bunkers and all around the massacred fragments, no living space. In the end, technique has gone for scrap. Then samambaia Ruslan said a remarkable phrase: "the Main enemy -- your panic, you begin to create. It is very contagious, as the virus is spreading". When I was wanted, and been in the morgue, and the corpses on the road saw. So killed, wounded, the blood does not cause me any special emotions.

-- First you have delivered aid to soldiers. Why stay as a medic?

-- I arrived in the battalion of the National guard in Debaltsevo, and found that in General the unit sits in Artemovsk. Lived was then John "the Caucasus" -- he exploded on a mine when leaving the boiler. We went to the health administrators. Found that lack of transport for evacuation of wounded. Soon passed one car. Bought it in Poland. Then drove another one. And already in the ATO tightly.

-- How did you resolve the problem with the job?

-- When we, the employees of the Ministry of internal Affairs, drove to the Maidan in the cordon, wrote a report. It is not immediately signed. But I understood the protesters are not stupid. Fools are those who stand in the cordon.

- With what units work, who can help?

-- The 54th reconnaissance battalion, Vinnytsia national guard, 93rd, 95th, 25th, 79th brigade. 44 artillery battalion.

-- Count how many of the wounded were taken, how many lives saved?

-- Once under Debalcevo a couple of hours took seven wounded. We rode around the route debaltseve-Artemivsk, like mad. Under the Donetsk airport four days later, we had 157 people. That's not counting the dead... And the total number can not say. Don't think.

Yuri is still not mobilized. He also travels around the area of the ATO, as free wind. He is so very comfortable. The question of what the lives of his family -- a wife and a little son, "Shaman" says: "the sponsors Help. And send money to the account of my wife. It is solely for her and small. Not medicine, not diesel fuel".

- What does your wife do?

-- Now she in the decree -- is raising our little terrorist. Two years my son turned 1 November.

Christine -- as part of your trips?

-- Now calmer. But it can concepts. Sometimes, say, food for a couple of days. And returned in a few weeks or a month... Resented, scolded me. In the area ATO volunteer medics now almost gone. Work, mainly military. There are some fans. It's the guys from team Elijah "Hottabych". He continues to pick the cars, finds the people, satisfied with duty in different sectors. But every month someone new. I am also interested to communicate with those who so say works on a permanent basis. This, for example, Galina Almazova, Kohl Pustov "Puma".

Talking about medical care from the Ministry of defence, "Shaman" begins to uporabljati strong words. "When I came to the command of one sector, explained that there is a weather change, fighters will start to get cold, you need to worry about vitamins and cold and flu, antiviral drugs. I listened. Accepted the application, according to which I had to get a box of drugs the size of a Desk. But in the end? They sent me a bag with a couple packs of pills. So the army provide the necessary. When it says that everything is there. Nothing of the sort! Promised transport to evacuate the wounded -- no! Promised equipment -- no. In first aid kits continue to invest harnesses, which should have been decommissioned ten years ago. During the half year the ATO on medicine did nothing".

Recalling the most dangerous days of operation, Yura tells how he was asked to do in the area of the Crimean. "There anticipated the collision, says "the Shaman". -- It so happened that I arrived the wounded during the battle. Was already lost. We picked him up. The fighters shout: get out of here. We only jumped into the ambulance, as the position started to bombard Minami. In the end, we broke a wheel and the Board. And remember the case near the Donetsk airport. Just had the January event. Together with Vova, Circo, the chief of the medical service of the 90th battalion, we were taking a heavy fighter. It stabilized, loaded into the car, hooked up to the ventilator. Just started work -- "cornflower" with the parties. The shells fell very close to the machine. And I realize: well, I'm out of here, Vova, what with the wounded to do? Figured and decided to go. I was driving -- safely left".

Call sign "Shaman" Jure was given in the battalion "Shakhtersk". "Machines that did not ride, since ride. People who did not move since... Here goes fighters and decided that I shamans", -- laughing medic.

However, not always it turns out Yura shamanic. Without the help of caring people it is impossible to collect the necessary soldiers. At the moment the medic-volunteer broke his machine, it is necessary to repair the vehicle the 82nd airborne assault brigade, and medication required, including modern turnstiles, krovoostanavlivayuschee funds. In the last days from the front lines comes news that once again expected collision. God forbid, but better to let the children will be on hand.Violetta Kirtoka, Facts

photo by Roman Nikolayev

Source: «Кіборги - 2015» / Cyborgs - 2015

МБФ "СЛАВА УКРАЇНІ" / ICF "GLORY TO UKRAINE" / FIB "GLOIRE À L'UKRAINE"


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