Soldier Serhii

I joined the army during the 6th wave of mobilisation in 2015. After a year's service, I signed a contract and remained in the Armed Forces of Ukraine for another six months as a tank commander with the Zvirobii 3rd Separate Tank Battalion. I took part in the anti-terrorist operation in the Eastern Ukraine. Unfortunately, due to hypertension, I was forced to resign in 2017. 

During the full-scale invasion, while staying in Izium, my family and I found ourselves under occupation. We were at the epicentre of the events. On the 15th of May, 2022, during another shelling, a shell hit our yard, which is why I was injured and lost my leg.

I remember that moment well. I was conscious. I felt surprisingly calm. My wife saved me. She helped to apply a tourniquet. She called the neighbours and they helped me get to the city hospital. There, our traumatologist Iurii Kuznetsov administered first aid. Then I was evacuated to Valuiki.

After the amputation, I was depressed, but not only because of the injury. I was more worried about the fact that I was in the hands of the damned russians, and they could find out that I was an Anti-Terrorist Operation soldier. But God was merciful. After the liberation of Izium, the guys with whom I used to serve in Zvirobii came to me and supported me.

I understand that after an amputation, one can live an active life. 

So far, I have only one plan for the future - to learn to walk. But for this, I need to have the stump socket replaced and undergo rehabilitation. That's why I'm asking for help from philanthropists.
 

COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 48,000