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Real naval action map4/30/2023 ![]() ![]() And that time, I just trying to make my job and trying to stay alive. And when our soldier who was on duty saw a couple of Russian soldiers coming on our position.Īnd they’re screaming, Russians, Russians! We didn’t expect that they came to our position so close, 30 meters, unseen.Īnd they start shooting on us. So it’s a military shelter? maxim usoltsev Before that day, was a couple of days, maybe two or three days, when Russian forces were trying to capture us.ġ5 of us was on duty. We spent a couple of days already in the forest, near Kreminna. Where has the battle been most intense? maxim usoltsev So you joined the military, and you’ve been fighting. But as I know right now, I have a good practice in this. That’s why I must learn a lot of new things for me. When I came to the Army, I have not had a lot of experience in this case. In the military service, I became in April of 2022. Maxim, tell me about your recent military experience. My daughter is 22 years old, and my junior son, he is 11 years old. And what about your family? Do you have a wife, kids? maxim usoltsev And before the war, I was a lawyer and have a own practice. So Maxim, could you introduce yourself for me? maxim usoltsev I’m well, and how are you? sabrina tavernise Today, I talk to Ukrainians about the ways that the war has changed their lives. Russia has hit back, throwing tens of thousands of draftees at the Ukrainian frontlines, causing casualties on both sides to soar, and forcing Ukrainians to come to terms with a new reality - that the war is unlikely to be over any time soon. But now, a year in, that momentum has slowed. In battle after battle, Ukraine had unexpectedly and improbably kept winning. sabrina taverniseįrom “The New York Times,” I’m Sabrina Tavernise, and this is “The Daily.” for much of the past year, the war in Ukraine was mostly defined by Ukrainian success. So it’s kind of a way to protect yourself from more grief than you already have. Now I have a rule not to be so close friends with people in war, because if you lose your close friends, it’s much more pity than if you lose just your war mates. Then, I decided that that time when you are trying to be friends with everyone who you see in your position, it is just better not to know much about them. We just shared the same grief just with the sight with each other. We just looked at each other, and we understood that we know our friends died. And when we tried to ask where the mortar guys, I remember the eyes one of the person from that unit. ![]() Then we lost the contact for a couple of weeks. And the operators of the mortars were very nice guys, and we became close with them. During the first stage of war in February and March, you just go and meet a lot of people, and you try to talk to everyone, to be friends with everyone who you see, because you have an emotional need to speak to someone. I am a reconnaissance specialist in Ukrainian Army, in one of the military bases not far from the front line now. Please review the episode audio before quoting from this transcript and email with any questions. While it has been reviewed by human transcribers, it may contain errors. This transcript was created using speech recognition software. Transcript A Year of War in Ukraine Ukrainians discuss how their lives have changed since Russia invaded their country. ![]()
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