“The story of the fighter was publicized by the “Bryz” TV and radio studio of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine of the Ministry. “I went to Krynky with the first group. This is an operation where I needed all…”, — write on: armyinform.com.ua
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“To be honest with yourself and stand on the front lines of the struggle between good and evil,” are the words used by Ivan, a fighter of the 126th Territorial Defense Brigade, who became one of the first participants in the counteroffensive operation on Krynyi in October 2023, to describe his life path. The story of the fighter was publicized by the “Bryz” TV and radio studio of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine of the Ministry.
“I went to Krynky with the first group. This is an operation where I needed all my knowledge and skills,” Ivan recalls. The task was extremely difficult: to force the Dnipro, a river two kilometers wide.
“We found an abandoned site that they did not have time to capture and where their observation posts could not control us. When the Russians tried to occupy it, we were already there and made an ambush,” says Ivan about the beginning of the operation.
In his opinion, despite the dangers and risks, the operation was strategically successful. “We cut down the Russians as much as necessary. They destroyed a lot of equipment, pulled out the enemy’s reserves,” says Ivan.
However, during the battles he had to go through difficult moments. “I was wounded, one of the bullets hit my neck. They immediately provided me with help, took out the bullet on the spot, and the very next day I returned to battle,” he recalls.
Ivan calls every Ukrainian to action. “Men, we need infantry, we need “tigers”. There is nothing terrible when you follow your brothers, when you trust them,” he summarizes.
As reported by ArmiyaInform, intensive battles are ongoing in the Pokrovsky direction, in which the company of the “Shershni Dovbush” strike unmanned aerial systems from the 68th separate hunting brigade is demonstrating impressive efficiency. Thanks to the professionalism of the pilots of attack drones, up to 8,000 invaders and about 200 pieces of equipment were destroyed during the defense of this direction.
