Soldier Vadym Romaniuk, call sign DESANT

I am Sergeant Vadym Romaniuk, call sign Desant (Airborn force).
 
From December 2007 to November 2008, I served in the 79th Brigade, where I was a driver in the artillery division. In 2014, I was mobilised to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, took part in the Anti-Terrorist Operation in Luhansk and Donetsk regions. In 2015, I received the status of a war veteran.
 
A year after my discharge, I decided to sign a contract and returned to service. I became a squad leader of a machine gun platoon in a security company.

 
On 13 February 2022, my contract expired and I was dismissed. But I didn't stay a civilian for long. From the first day of the full-scale invasion, I took up arms again and defended my homeland against the russian aggression as part of the 123rd separate territorial defence brigade. Later, I was transferred to the 79th Air Assault Brigade. I fought in the Donetsk and Luhansk sectors. Then took part in the liberation of Kherson.

 
Recently, I have been performing combat missions in Sumy region.

On 11 March, 2024, while performing a combat mission, I sustained a leg injury - a closed multi-fragment crush fracture of both bones of the right tibia. My comrades immediately took me to the district hospital, where I underwent surgery and was fitted with a skeletal traction system.
 
To save my leg, I need another surgery, and surgeons will have to put the bone fragments back together using special metal structures. The surgery is free of charge, but two sets of metal structures for osteosynthesis for the tibia and fibula need to be purchased.

This is why I am appealing to benefactors for help.

 

TRANSFERRED: UAH 17,200