Soldier Oleksii, call sign DOC

I serve in the 80th Separate Air Assault Brigade, 3rd Battalion. In January 2023, I was mobilised into the Armed Forces of Ukraine. I underwent training in the UK, after which I was sent to serve in the Zaporizhzhia direction.

 
On the 8th of September 2023, I was wounded while performing a combat mission. We were already at our positions. As a combat medic, I received a radio message that my comrade was wounded. I immediately went to help him. As soon as I started applying tourniquets on him, I heard an enemy copter buzzing above us. I took my assault rifle and started shooting. Unfortunately, it didn't help, he sharply targeted me. I only managed to run away a couple of steps and there was an explosion.
 
I remained conscious, examined myself and saw that my legs were bloody, so I put on a bandage. My comrade was already "cargo 200s" (deceased). The battle continued. I looked around for some kind of a shelter. I saw a fox burrow and hid in it. There I cut my trouser legs, examined my wounds and waited for evacuation.
 
This happened around 4pm, and I waited until 8pm for it to get dark, when they started evacuating me. I was taken to Zaporizhzhia hospital at 1 am, and when I came to my senses, I found out that one of my legs was gone. It was amputated because the tourniquet had been held for too long.
 
The fact that I have no leg is, of course, sad, but it's not too critical, the main thing is that I am alive. They will fit me with a prosthesis and I will walk.

My emotional state is fine, I don't need the support of psychologists. I am doing well. The only thing I need is to get a functional prosthesis as soon as possible to bring me back to active life. Unfortunately, the funds allocated by the state are not enough, so I have to turn to charity for help. 

Right now, my main goal is a prosthesis, and then we will see, if possible, I would like to stay in the service and make it to the Victory together with my comrades.

 

COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 280,794.81

 

We would like to thank the London Marathon 2024 team and our partner charity British-Ukrainian Aid organization for raising funds.

 

You can support other fundraisers for the wounded on the website of the Citizen Foundation - https://ctzn24.com/en/heroes 

or on the website of the London Marathon: 

- https://2024tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/oleksii--rudenko

- https://2024tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/heorhii-roshka

- https://2024tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/viacheslav-kulakovskyi