Company "Crimea" battalion "Dnepr-1". The company commander was Ukrainian, who converted to Islam. He is about thirty. With a neat beard, not very high, but very massive, broad-shouldered in his time professionally engaged in free-style wrestling.

About twelve years he lived in Germany, then returned to Simferopol. It was found the war. Before his arrest, he managed to take out from the Crimea family and valuables.

In addition to Ukrainians, the company "Crimea" is and Tatars, are not Muslims. But around the company clearly stands aura Islamic courage and valor.

Company "Crimea" was forged in the battles for the transfer. Now the company "Crimea" keeps our world in the Sands. Our commander has something to tell us, we can't close your ears and not hear it:

- Battalion "Dnepr-1" fought for Sands from the very beginning. My company stands there with a twentieth of October. We proposed to organize the law on presidential elections, we refused. You need to understand: our business is war.

I left the family not for the sake of law and order "Russian world" did not come to Ukraine. The task of the soldier is to protect our land. The task of the citizens to ensure it democracy and development.

We are at the forefront. With us CHATTER and the OUN, the fifth company "Dnipro-1" is for us warriors, 93rd brigade.

I am not detract from the merits of our army. We must recognize that the main burden of ATO they pull on itself. And yet, I am sure, there is a huge difference between someone who goes to war on the agenda, and the man who goes to war voluntarily. So volunteer battalions mostly always at the forefront.

- What is Your main goal on the front line?

- Open the front and the attack is not our task. We mainly engaged in reconnaissance and sabotage activities. To climb, to learn, to copy, transmit artillery coordinates. It is possible, and cut the enemy's force, but it is not the main, only possible. As a rule, the army comes, and we have already cleaned up the territory. Sorties every day. Basically now there is trench warfare.

We stand at five hundred meters from the sign of the "Donetsk". Kilometer away from us - runway Donetsk airport. The constant bombardment: and small arms, and artillery. We work with mortars, at least - "Grads". The village has no whole house.

Recently we were told that somewhere in the foliage rides BTR. We went there. However, the APC we have not found, but has revealed a new roadblock Saparov. All coordinates we gave. They were covered. Then we listened to Samarskie talks on the radio: they were lost and wounded, and killed. The roadblock was destroyed.

Just went and found the roadblock? What means the word "intelligence"?

"You know, it's holiday village. The track is narrow, under fences and hiding behind the bushes, we are pretty close we come to searam.

Here was a case of: we approached them about twenty meters. Dashes, hiding. See - in front of the roadblock, and right in the garden machine gun nest. They have not seen, but heard, and started on us shoot tracers.

We could start to shoot. But we must understand that we are left only on the part of the fortified area. If we gave ourselves to him would come the reinforcements, and we would empty the victim. So we immediately lay down. On the ground, on the side of the road in the bushes. Stretched out in one long line. The roadblock, ten meters from him, our oldest, two meters away from him, I, and so the whole chain.

We had the camera - we could see well. Apparently, they didn't have it. Separa blindly put on us all. One bullet hit the ground near my right hand. I looked at her as she turns and rushes into the ground.

In such conditions the soldiers - a single organism. We do not expect team, we carefully monitor each other. Senior began to crawl back, I'll be right behind him. He stood up and began to run - I did this as well. We fled - they were shooting. But running in the dark is hard to get. We are all back in the day alive.

"You weren't expecting agenda, you went to war as a volunteer. Why?

- My ancestors served on the host. My great-grandfather took Berlin. What I'm here fighting, it's natural, it's normal for men. Now as for women naturally to cook dinner for her husband and for men it is natural to protect yourself, your honor, family and property. This is inherent in man as the love of a mother, as a survival instinct.

On the contrary, unnatural not to go to war. If someone does not understand, then he's not a man, he just happens to be male.

Is the manifestation of heroism?

- No. Heroism is, for example, the cases of transfer. When the guys were sitting week in landing without food and water in the forest, but was shot to the last. They could not take by storm! They shot back, all the way until they ran out of ammo. Then they emerged from the building with guns and said, "Kill here, we weapons will not surrender!" And let them go. Let go, because even separa acknowledged for their heroism.

However, it is necessary to distinguish. It's all very subtle concept: the heroism and madness. Huge difference: to surrender or be taken captive.

I helped coordinate the release of our guys from Ilovaysk. Then one soldier was sent to the headquarters of the sms. His message was very short: "Lie at the landing with a broken leg. I have pomegranate, alive to surrender I won't."

Here is heroism.

As you went out from Ilovaysk?

We went at the beginning of the column. Two tanks, followed by machine Hamcake machine, Jura Birch, two more tanks, and our pickup. Our crew of five people. The column stretched for three miles. It was about eighty pieces of equipment, including conventional cars and even motorbikes.

What they did when they started shooting? Like cockroaches in the kitchen (bitter laugh),you know?..

The chaos began, all ran. Someone broke in the middle of the road. We perched behind the tank. Tried to hide him from the bullets. The pickup was shot, but the cab driver was not hit.

A lot of equipment was destroyed. The soldiers tried to escape and jumped into our body. Five whole grono! They were shot, and they fell with a body.

Later in the body jumper another soldier trying to escape. But we worked mortar and us hit by a shell. This soldier's leg was torn off. Already in the village, in the yards we tried to tie up, but he lost too much blood. I saw how he died.

We were three rings of the environment. First, the Yakuts, the Koreans, the typical Russian military personnel, stood and waved a hand. They missed our convoy, when she moved from Megapole. Then these same soldiers shot us in the back. The second is actually that and opened fire. Thirdly, when we tried to escape.

We went down the hill to the village Novokaterinivka, and there, on the main street was already sepanski the roadblock. Our group had about 8 pieces of equipment - tank, 2-3 BMP - and where some 60 people. Tank was lupil on the block. Its tracks were shot down, but after that the tank still shot several times. Thanks to him we were able to break through.

All the equipment we gave up and dispersed to their homes of local residents. I sat in one of the private garages with our captives - Russian paratrooper. We couldn't get him to leave, otherwise he would have died. In the three-meter basement hiding the owners of the house: husband, wife and two children.

We called headquarters. The staff said that our army in Krasnoarmeysk. To go there about ten kilometers. Around the village was burning corn, and we took advantage of this. Smokescreen us covered.

We had about 55 people, including 12 soldiers of the battalion "Dnepr-1". With us was 4 wounded, including one when it carried.

I had a map of the area and the imager. I and three other people all the time ahead, in case of ambush. We were exploration. Only by checking the area, we were a group.

So we all went. All.

- Ilovaysk - this is a terrible defeat?

- This is not a defeat. The battle was not. This is an example of how to fight the Russians. We could gain a foothold in the city. How would they us out survived? Even in a full environment we could fight back. Everyone knows how difficult it is to wage war in the city. To take the city, the enemy forces exceed your several times!

But we were given the corridor and began to shoot back. Russia is not able to respect his enemy, and Russia are capable of any meanness. Personally I'd never expected - Russia treacherous.

Why? What a terrible Russia?

- I'm from Simferopol, so I know the truth about Crimea. I saw "Russian world" from the inside.

But nobody wants to know!

What do you know about Fsbei prison in Chernokozovo, in Chechnya? Of torture in this prison? How Chechens hung by the feet, as twisting them joints. Cut off the head is actually not so bad, compared to what torture is subjected to a man there. They understand that death is not the worst thing that can happen to you. I know guys who have gone through it.

Rightly said Shamil Basayev: "Great dream is sitting up to his neck in shit, to drag all the rest." And that's it. Russia is first of all a ban on freedom of thought and religion.

You see, I was arrested in the Crimea. And already arrested by Russian Fssname. This ideological people - they struggle with Islam. There are special departments that are at war with Islam. They are afraid of Muslim activity. So they are absolutely sincerely said to me: "Went to Church, will accept Christianity, then release.

- The middle ages?

- Yes. Russia's policy always wore a genocidal character. And in relation to the Ukrainian people, and against the Muslims. So I, as a Muslim, and Ukrainian, hate Russia twice.

- When and for which you were arrested in the Crimea?

Because not strong enough loved Russia (laughs). Was arrested on the day of the referendum on March 16. Well, as arrested me they twisted my under the front and closed in one of Fssnap basements.

They knew I was a Muslim and engaged in the publishing of religious literature. This was enough. Plus, I have delivered aid in the Ukrainian part. I was told that I am a Muslim, and therefore, support fighters from Syria. In addition, I am Ukrainian, and so I with the Right Sector.

Vsbshnik said that I want to make me a movie - they had to report that arrested one of the attackers. They were willing to falsify for a television picture. I refused. Then they promised me to shoot. Even taken out, miming shooting.

At this time, Ukrainian journalists raised the resonance, due to this I was officially detained. Two weeks and just stupidly deported and deprived of all property.

See, it's strange torture and war. For the Russian Federation is a commonplace, it bytovuha. And this is exactly what awaits us here, if Russia will come here. Lawlessness and powerless.

But I know we are impossible to win. Because it is impossible to defeat the one who looks into the barrel of the gun of the enemy and sees there is a Paradise.

Now our commander on vacation. But soon again to return to the ATO. As before, we must do everything possible to keep the boundaries of the "Russian world".

When he came out of Ilovaisk, he covered his armor Russian prisoner - covered simply because previously gave the word to save his life.

Thanks to him, the Ukrainian Islam suddenly I became much closer than "Russian Orthodoxy". Today I came Quran.

And, Let us, o God, the strength to survive these troubled times with dignity.

Alena Stadnik, especially for the UE.Life

Source: http://life.pravda.com.ua/society/2014/12/18/186207/