Deputy head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional state administration Gennady Korban, the man with the cigarette and incessant phone, told me about herself after 12 midnight. For five hours I waited in the waiting room, where late work all: and secretaries and drivers. Someone sick, someone's nose is bleeding from excitement, when the building comes with a protest group Mushnikov, which soothe the conversation advisers of the head of regional state administration and the commander of the headquarters of National resistance.

"In this country no one invented the scissors, zipper... All the capitals appeared very primitive: buy-sell"

I grew up in a poor Jewish family. We lived in a communal apartment. We had a toilet for 4 families, and there was a removable circles for each room.

As a child I painted sailing ships. I didn't want to be a sailor, I don't know why I drew, but I liked them. I had a lot of different Hobbies. But most of all I liked a different kind of gathering. My grandmother worked in a jewelry store, compared with the parents she earned well and gave me some money. After school I sat in her office. On Lenin street was the philatelic shop, where I bought the brand. I guess I wanted to be somebody, but I don't remember by whom.

The school was known as a rebel. I had conflicts with teachers, principals, Directors. Could afford to say that children don't usually speak. I mean opinion. Where I studied, the Director was clear antisemite, and I told her this in person, as a child.

After school I wanted to join the faculty of philosophy. But I was told that this special faculty, therefore, advised in the capital not to try. I found the philosophical faculty in Rostov-on-don and went there with my mother. When he handed over the documents, I asked, do you have any recommendations of some organs of the party. Since that recommendation, I was not told that do not allow for the exams. On my dream of becoming a philosopher collapsed. And I went in metallurgical Institute, studied there for a bit more than six months, then dropped it and went into the Soviet army. He served there from start to finish. A complete education in mining the Dnepropetrovsk Institute at the faculty of Economics. Majoring in Finance. It so happened that worked on the commodity exchange in Russia. At that time the Soviet Union collapsed, it was just the 91st year. Economic ties it all collapsed, and the stock exchange is not needed. Then I realized that you can earn on the so-called over-the-counter market: buy in one place, sell in another. It's very simple and stupid. In this country nobody has invented the scissors, zipper... All the capitals appeared very primitive: buy-sell. Who started with t-shirts, who with computers, anyone else with something. I was having a multi-way deal. Bought Izmail cardboard and paper mill corrugated packaging, sent it in Latvia, and there took butter, drove him to Azerbaijan and changed at the Baku air conditioning. Brought them in Ukraine and sold. And this operation was earned at 2000%. Then and earned his first capital.

"After you were shot, worst of all, come and finish"

I am a patriot first and foremost, your home, my parents, friends and relatives who live here. I feel comfortable here, well. I'm not just talking about Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine. This can be compared with a woman with whom I live for many years. Will ask you a question: do you love her? You don't know what to say - love or not, but just to live without it can not. So, and with the country: you are so settled, what can I say I like or don't like, but the truth is that without it you can't live. I can't live without this town, without these people, without this country. Without any of the usual things. Even when I'm outside somewhere for a long time and no matter how comfortable it was, still starts to pull back.

I never had any thoughts to go to Israel. I never even claimed Israeli citizenship. Although there are plenty of opportunities for me to do it simply. 250 thousand people ask: "don't you Have a passport?". And I, however, do not. If there comes a time when you want it, I will take place this citizenship. I had a lot of different acute situations in life, but forced to this I could, for example, the inability to enter our country. Any registered criminal things. This was after the Maidan, but even then, being in Israel for a month and a half, I have not received citizenship.

The thought that in Dnepropetrovsk can come the war, I was scared. I got up with this idea and lay down. I couldn't imagine that there will begin shooting, some grips, no power, lawlessness on the streets, bombing. To me it was terrible to imagine. Fear, actually, is quite a limiting sense. When you shoot, for example, you just don't expect it, but the realization comes after 5 minutes. I was a scared after the first attempt on my life, when fired, having all of the horn of the machine, I sit and silence. I thought, now there will be off - shoot point-blank. These 5 - 7 minutes of waiting were terrible. Because in that moment, when you shoot, you just don't realize it. So it is with war. I thought about my old parents, about family, about children. And we did all that this did not happen. All that is possible.

But, if the war began here and have long, maybe would have gone to the guerrillas. Would have done it, because there are a lot of people who trust in me. Take them and throw to negate himself. Spit on himself and life itself for it not to respect.

"With people more interesting than replicate money"

I used to be closer to the system of redistribution of wealth. This is a different world, different rules. Another war. Now change the values. Refracted psyche. I'm not produce the impression of a sick person, but I feel that the psyche was fractured. Can't tell in what direction. I had almost no contact with ordinary people. With some, only a narrow circle of people rich, specific, professional. Lived, so to speak, in the dome. And now on the way met others. And I never thought that among the people of such a huge number of talented individuals. Simply amazing quantity: initiative, unique, Packed with incredible knowledge. I became interested. More interesting than money to replicate. Again in this period acquire the value of some trivial things as the cost of human life. When you see it close and massively, feel very special. This is not the same war that I had seen before: raider, corporate. There the system of interest, there are faced with the criminal world. It's more like a game of chess. But this, this war, not to compare with anything. Here all together: cards, chess, and checkers, all games in one.

Although scary, but if I had to fight, I would have gone with those people that are here. They need a commander. The commander is a Manager in the war. I'm left-handed, though, and transitioned to write right, so for the whole army shot once. The machine still hold under the left shoulder. When I was in the army led to the shooting range and see how I hold the machine, went to the foreman and said, "Korban, You set off, lay down your arms". I just stayed until all shot. So shoot especially don't know how and I don't like weapons.

"Dnepropetrovsk - no Donetsk: Russians, terrorists around every corner will be waiting for the bullet"

Now the Russians and terrorists understand that to fight in the Dnipropetrovsk region is not in Donetsk. Here from every window and each entrance in them will shoot. They will not go quietly through the streets. Here they were around every corner will be waiting for the bullet. We have 5 thousand reservists on each bought ammunition and in which case we will deploy all on the Swiss system. It may, of course, is not so organized, maybe not so smoothly, but now in case of an emergency we write mobilization regulations and so on.

We have everything ready for the defense of the city and region. Everything was done quietly, so that nobody sees. We took military engineers, made a reconnaissance in two areas, Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhya without Zaporozhye region, and have begun work on the creation of three boundaries. These are the main milestones for artillery, for heavy equipment. Plus a huge number of correctly made roadblocks. Also did borders on the territory of Donetsk oblast in 4 areas, which we initially took control. And knocked out the DND. We have a logistics Department, which buys all. The Foundation was established. Many private investors, even international organizations have begun to make donations. Thanks to the Fund payable everything from helmets and warm clothes to cameras and drones. We have a shop to manufacture drones. All this we give first of all the battalions of the territorial defence, and created four in the Dnipropetrovsk region. And about 4 battalions of volunteer battalions of the Ministry of internal Affairs and plus volunteer corps on the Right sector. Transportable wounded, built logistics at the airport. Keep the helicopter and pick up, if you have even one person from the zone ATO. Here is the brother of Jiguli - sarcomata in the 40th battalion, he was severely wounded in heart and rescued him. Sent a helicopter, took, we managed to operate. Sometimes we have raised helicopters, when there was active fighting and in 3 nights, and 4, and at 5 am.

There are a volunteer organization, but we do it systematically, purposefully, we issued the required position: what, how, why and in what quantities. Is a clear system. The volunteerism is a lot of sincerity, a lot of stuff, a lot of good, but there is harm. Very often, the soldier can throw the post, in order to pick up the package, brought it to him volunteers.

On the other hand, it is the volunteer movement was supported by the Ministry of defence and for this we must pay tribute. There were many decent, honest people who have sacrificed the latter. Actually last in comparison with us: me, with Kolomoisky. And not just sacrificed and risked because volunteers go, gather the remains of people, and it is PI*Aug. I have no other words. I don't know, did much to make. So I just take my hat off to these people. I would like for them to do something, but I'm not enough at all.

"I am a product of the Soviet time. Believe in God very quietly, without ostentation."

I haven't dreamed of and when we've thought about it, I realized that what I had been dreaming of all these events, this is not what I dreamed of now. I love Italy, and I wanted to have some house there and some calm, interesting. But now I think it's not so interesting...

Certainly wish the war was over, that everything that happened, just disappeared.. Because to dream to me just once...And I really want a daughter.

Ruffle me different: some word, insincerity. Explode sometimes, and in this respect prone to accidents. Can throw at many people, sometimes for no reason. But sorry is absolutely easy, if not rights, and all.

I can move a good movie, I love good cinema. I can move some phrase spoken by the child, i.e. can experience deeply. Sometimes, watching children cry, the soul begins to break, and you don't know why this is happening.

I have a large charitable projects, and if not the war, they would have already begun. But while they're frozen. I help the Jewish community a lot and know that the money goes to the right thing. Go directly to the needy. Although traditions are not respected. I cannot say that I am not a believer. There is such a feast of Yom Kippur - the day of judgment. That's it, once a year I go to synagogue. I don't know how to pray, but sitting listening prayer. Recently sat down to listen, and fell asleep. But I know that there was, somehow participated and where something someone would write. I don't eat kosher food, not keeping the Sabbath. I am a product of the Soviet time. Believe in God very quietly, without ostentation.

Cry happened infrequently, but there is such emotion. I have a very sick mother, it is hard for me to look at it in the same condition in which it is located. And sometimes tears appear reflexively.

I have very few friends, they will fit on a single hand, counting on the fingers. And I cried when I lost a friend. It was a very close friend. And if our memory was not designed so that over time we forget the tragedy, you could suffer every second. I try now not to think about it.

Fatigue does not wrestle - tired and still tired. Go to bed and sleep. Look at the picture. I am very well versed in painting, modern art, in pictures. Look photo-auctions. And I also like gems, collect them. But, in order to collect good stones, you need to have great opportunities. Once loved chess.

But do not relax, though I feel the need. Weekend work too, but less. Try to go to the parents and children to visit. Sometimes you want to drop everything and go on vacation, but I can't because I'm afraid that something will happen and I will not be at the critical moment, it will be very depressing.

My children understand that I'm doing something important important matter, and respectful attitude towards it. For me this discovery. I look from the side, see how they develop. Suggest something, but nothing stirring. Even in those small periods of time when I see my children, I give them the Jewish warmth. And this heat is more velvet, it envelops. I myself is experienced from his mother, I was always close with her, and it came to me. So I can embrace the warmth of their children.

"For Ukraine it is very important to find and collect as pearls, smart, the right people"

All I do now elections. War, Finance, utilities. Try to control any issues as physical capabilities. We came here as a team. Came Kolomoisky, called us. So we came, and if necessary, we will go. Here, team spirit, collective responsibility, and I can't afford to drop everything, leave someone, it would be just wrong. I will be letting down the people, loved ones, friends, with whom we have this life. I have to give a push to the right people that will change this country, I believe that this is my mission. Don't know if I could change it I unlikely. I have many bad habits. For example, I don't like to pay taxes is a bad habit, I can't change it. But should be led by other people who have no bad habits, and they will change this country. And at some point I will not yield taxes have to pay.

For Ukraine it is very important to find and collect as pearls, smart, the right people. People who know how to work and want to enjoy the result of their work. Know how to bring their work to a specific result. Such people are very few. I collect here such people, but in the state as a whole must also someone to be, who is going to do, and give them the opportunity to steer.

Now we are planning to spend more time in ordinary life, the life of the people, to reform local government. With nothing to invent. Everything in the world has long been invented. We copied the Lithuanian system, so directly with the structures, staffing, number of employees and are going to implement it here. Lithuania is a post - Soviet Republic, there were also areas, Executive committees, the city Council ... They like it broke. Built something new. It is necessary to take odserate Chinese machine, to believe and to say: "now that's the way we live".

We establish purchases of foreign armored vehicles, establishing communication with the "Ukroboronprom", with the exporters, in order to understand how there are all these procedures are associated with the acquisition of dual-use goods. And establishing communication with the manufacturers of these things. In order at the right time to have it. Parallel supply "sector B", which is under the command of General Chomchai, winter clothes, houses on the roadblocks set. We must be ready, in case it would be a serious invasion. Dnepropetrovsk region is ready for defense, and the rest of the field don't know. We tried to talk with Kiev, but we can't hear. They have theirs. As they say: " Abram - own program". So we decided to go about their business, and they own, unless, of course, they do. We have assumed Dnipropetrovsk and Odesa region, which will hold. Could Kharkov, but we do not trust. Wanted to take part in Donetsk region in order to start to generate power, to form a fifth column, to raise elite, but do not let fear influence, I am afraid that we are a strong team.

"For Kyiv authorities the death of soldiers is just statistics"

Regarding the military, I believe that Majenko - incompetent NHS, geletey is just idiot. This couple is systematically deceiving the President. They're lying. From the outset they made a series of tactical and strategic mistakes. I'm not a military expert, not an expert, but by the actions of the people shows that they were only victorious procession, which went first....They pulled troops, and efficient, the best troops. Instead of forming drums fists. The territory is indeed small, and it is clear that she whistles, because the border is open. Therefore it was necessary to push the situation, rather than trying to take everything in the ring. They just killed troops and killed. What concerns Ilovaisk, is the absence of intelligence, in which there is no. I was sent to the headquarters of ATO data from 22-23 November, on the border of the Russian troops. I was making calls, Majenko and Gelete, but they thought I sow panic. And Russian troops entered combat order, absolutely quiet. That is, are not those people, and they made the tragedy of the deaths of so many soldiers. And for them it is just statistics. For many in Kiev - it's just statistics, and this is the biggest disaster. They simply needed to come here and look into the eyes of everyone. Would understand then that this is the fate, family, children.

I had a moral failure after one event. The situation in Donetsk airport is constantly tense. In one brigade served as a guy 20 or 18 years old, who died there. He was the son of one of the judge of the economic court, and it 2 days later hanged himself. I had known her. And the very thought of what first son died, then hanged his mother, that is just gone the whole family, it shuddered. So, I just called to one senior official, and began to shout: "you pig, what are you doing?? You are incapable of reaching agreement, you don't care about people etc.". This case is knocked me out of a rut. The father of this family is now in a difficult situation for him and saw that he too is on the verge. And such tragedies thousands. We do not know and do not see, do not write about them, but they exist, and it is our reality.

Our people - they are all different. There are those who do not want to serve who don't care who is ready to raise the flag of any strong authority or of any aggressor. A lot of people have been plucked from civilian life. They machine really didn't hold. And first, for many it was some lightning, and when I went to mass death, all these people started to realize what was happening. And it's all very unpleasant. We suggest that many people are patriots because they love Ukraine. But to protect and to love the country are two different things, as they say in Odessa.

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