Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhnyy published video with the Ukrainian defenders.
In the video Zaluzhnyy made public in Facebook one of the military men told about the rescue of his sworn brother and the struggle for the freedom of Ukraine against russian occupiers.
«Never to leave comrades, but to feel a reliable sworn brother by your side, to fight for each life, to execute a command, to hold positions… Ukraine above all! To the Victory together!», Zaluzhnyy signed the video.
Military man Vadym “Yaha” told that during the full-scale offensive of russia he and his comrades started to dig up tank cuts of the times of the Second World War. Every day russians hit with different weapons, regulated fire with drones.
Vadym also shared how he got out of the tank-cut a wounded Ukrainian sniper on his shoulders. He needed an immediate evacuation.
Responding the enemy fire, the defenders destroyed three reconnaissance vehicles and one armoured personnel carrier. After that, there was a severe battle. The defenders were factually blazed away from their positions.
“But we do not have killed comrades, fortunately. That is because we dug ourselves in. They dropped back so they will not come here again. They have got their penny-worth,” the defender concluded.
As of the morning of 16 April 2022, the occupiers lost already 20,100 servicemen and 762 tanks. The enemy lost also eight vessels, in particular the flagship missile cruiser Moskva of the Black Sea. Ukrainian Neptun shot it down.