Soldier Ruslan, call sign PRYMARA (GHOST)

My name is Ruslan, my brothers  in arms call me PRYMARA (GHOST). Right at the start of the full-scale invasion, I joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

After mobilization, I was sent to Lviv to study. There I was reminded how to use a Kalashnikov assault rifle, and even had time to "twist and run" with a mortar. And then we went to Maryinka.

Next came Krasnohorivka, where we both fought and we trained.

Then came Spirne (Donetsk Oblast) happened. My first concussion. I recovered in a couple of days and returned to service with the boys. On November 5, 2022, during a combat mission, I trod on anti-personnel mine. This "butterfly" "liked" me, bit me like a crocodile. Five soldiers had gone in front of me - all without incident – but it left me without fingers. Then, in the hospital, part of my foot was amputated up to the heel.
 

Now I need a special leg prosthesis to lead an active life and move freely.

I dream that there will be many happy people around me rebuilding the country, business and justice in Ukraine, building a big house for my girls, because I really want a daughter and to hear the words "dear dad" every morning and to embrace each other tightly.