The need to join the army Before the full-scale war, I was not a military man, I did not serve. I worked in Kherson as a traffic engineer and a CNC machine operator. Kherson took the first blow. On February 24, there was a massive bombardment of targets across Ukraine, and they entered through Kherson, …
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The beginning of the full-scale war Before the war, before the full-scale invasion, I worked in Izyum forestry in the Kharkiv region as a forester. I come from Izyum. It was there that I met the first battles, and there I got injured. Before the war, I really liked to workout – training on the …
Temper and war I was in the military before it became mainstream. I was born in the Kirovohrad region, did my military service in the 25th Airborne Brigade in 2008-2009, I even have a parachute jump. When I was discharged, I stayed at home for a year and then got a job in Kyiv at …
Universal instructor I did not see myself in civilian life after my military service. We were constantly told: “Who needs you there?”. All I could think about was military service. I didn’t know what to do in civilian life. I didn’t want to go to construction, and I didn’t seem to be capable of doing …
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Before the full-scale war I am a tractor driver, a gunner, and a mechanical engineer. I studied to become a mechanical engineer, and at the same time, I received a second degree as an artilleryman. In 2015, I was mobilised to serve in the State Border Guard Service in the Sumy region. At that time, …
Work at the railway I am from Kvasyliv, in the Rivne region. I worked at the railway – at the Zdolbuniv locomotive depot – as a brigadier of the battery department. Since childhood, my hobby was shooting. Everything was connected with weapons, shooting, and the war. I dreamed of joining the army. But because of …
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Life and work before the full-scale war I was born in Kryvyi Rih in the Dnipro region. As a child, I played rugby and even played for the Ukrainian junior national team. After school, I entered a metallurgical academy. I transferred to distance learning and went to work at the plant as a locksmith. I …
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Love for the military from childhood I was born in a village near a military unit, close to a shooting range. Ordinary kids would play behind the garages or on playgrounds but I would go get milk at my grandma’s and run to the soldiers, so that they would let me sit in the self-propelled …
Football fan and military man I’m a football fan and I support Dynamo Kyiv. Apart from that, I don’t support any other clubs. As a child, I used to play at the CSKA Kyiv club, which was later renamed “Arsenal”. I am a military man by profession. I have been serving for 13 years. I …
Alexander Ponomarev: “As long as there is a war, we are in it to the end” Read More »
Military career In 1990, I finished military school and served in various positions until 2000. Then I was dismissed due to the length of service. I made an unsuccessful attempt to find myself in business. Then I worked in various positions in different organisations. Then I went to one company and worked there as a …
