The story of a conscript National Guardsman who participated in the counteroffensive in Kharkiv Oblast

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He was only able to serve for a month. Then a full-scale war began, which put him in the middle of the fighting.

“Already on the second day, I saw our guy killed, a package of “hail” arrived at our location, killed a contract worker. We all saw and understood that it could happen to us too“, says Viking.

Photo: NSU

The National Guardsman recalls that together with his comrades he defended Pyatikhatki, Ruska and Cherkasska Lozova. Later, they were transferred to another place – Dementiivka, where it was the most difficult due to the constant work of enemy tanks, artillery and aviation.

It was there that he first took part in short-range combat.

“The closest combat contact was at a distance of 10-15 meters. I know for sure that I hit, I saw with my own eyes how the enemy received my automatic turn.” – he says.

The soldier also took part in the Kharkiv counteroffensive. His company liberated the village of Uda. The enemy fled and there were no casualties.

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In winter, Danylo was in damp and cold places where he caught a kidney cold. The Military Medical Commission declared him of limited fitness after two operations.

“I, along with other conscripts, was transferred to the 5th Slobozhan brigade, because my brigade became an assault brigade, and conscripts cannot be involved in hostilities”he says.

Now Danylo mostly guards strategic objects.

Earlier, we told the story of a National Guardsman with the call sign Marker about the counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region.

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