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Ivan, codename “Khmara”. Surname Rebar Ivan Ivanovych.
Vinnyts’ka Oblast. City of Illintsi.

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I was on the Maydan. I was there the whole time, from the beginning to the end.

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They seized lands, they seized our lands; someone has to go and defend our Ukrainian lands.

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A friend of mine calls, he throws around this and that and then, Vanya, Battalion Donbas is being formed in Kyiv.
A lot of people from the Maydan are joining.

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What me? No, I wasn’t hiding from anyone. I went voluntarily. War is war. Someone had to go.

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How did I end up in Ilovaisk? I got an order: “Deploy!” and that’s it. For one day… maybe two.

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I was injured on August 24th when our Uncle Pete (Poroshenko, President of Ukraine, 2014-2019 - ed.) was holding a parade.

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We cleared the first security checkpoint, then the second, and third. Was it the fourth or fifth checkpoint… I jumped down into the trench, there was a shelter.

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They started working me over. I fought back as much as I could until I was injured.
Thank you boys, naturally, they covered me.

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They’re like brothers now, for life.

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We were just getting to Starobeshevo.  There was maybe 500 meters left to get to the hospital, they started pummeling us with a Grad [multiple rocket launcher].
I’m lying under some garbage can, hiding.... I’ll never forget the sound of exploding grenades.

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The best sedative is, first of all, to be occupied with something, anything. Trying to help the men, in any way you can. If you can’t help much, get a package together and send it.

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Throw together cigarettes and coffee – and send it.
Do something. This is the best treatment, because you’re helping a brother-in-arms, just like yourself. This is the first line of treatment.

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Recuperation is being with the boys from the Anti-Terrorist Operation. Boom-boom, bang-bang and you calm down, you can then go home.

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I’m there! I never left, I live this, my wife can tell you.
I’m always there.

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For me, nothing’s changed. We have to win. Absolutely, we will beat the enemy, the Russian Federation, as well as those who want to occupy us.

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Yanyk (Yanukovich, President of Ukraine, 2010-2014 - ed.)ran and hid, “Uncle Pete” has got no place to go.  If it comes to it, we can recruit millions.
We’ve got hundreds of thousands of weapons at our disposal.