I interview a soldier from the "Patriot" Battalion in the Donetsk Peoples Republic Army. He tells his story on how went from a civilian living in Ukraine to a Anti-Ukraine "Rebel" soldier.
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ENG Transcript below:
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I am a commander of 3rd platoon first company, my call sign is Punk
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Where are you from?
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I am from the territory which is temporary occupied by Ukrainian Army and where I can't go
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As I understood correct your family is there?
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Yes. my family and friends are there.
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How long have you been a soldier?
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3 years in this company, 3 and a half total.
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From the very beginning of the fighting
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Yes , I've come when it was really "hot"
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Tell me what forced you to go to the fighting?
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I was in the army and sweared to the people of Ukraine
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There were people of Ukraine living in Donbass that days
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And how can you see your nation being killed?
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I came here leading by patriotic ideas
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What was your family opinion?
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How can a mother let her son go to the war?
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Of course they know and understand that no one wants this war and murders
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what were the hottest places? What did you memorize?
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Probably 2015, summer, Mar'inka,Aleksandrovka, there were cruel fights
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What is the situation now in this area?
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I am approximately 6 month here and there've never been a truce
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I remember bread truce,The New year's truce. They were shooting at midnight on the New year
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No Minsk protocol
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So they congratulated you like this, right? - yes
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What weapon does enemy usually use?
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SPG -9,mortars 82 mm and 120 mm
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What did we hear yesterday?What was it?
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I were mortars 82 and 120 mm.
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Sometimes they start with a machine gun and continue with launcher. Or they start with 82 mm mortar and finish with 120 mm mortar.
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They fire 5-6 km away so we can give nothing in return
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You've seen this yourself. They use mortars and we can answer only with a help of small-arms fire
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This is not an equal answer
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We are trying to follow all the agreements and truces
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unilaterally, as usual - yes
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How did you celebrate the New Year?
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Someone entered the new year during the shift, someone was in a reserve group.
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We ate salads and tried to make an atmosphere like we had at home
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We know that not all of us can be at home
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Everyone knows that even he has a family in the city he must stay here to ensure the safe new year
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Do you want to send greetings?
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I wish peace and quiet
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I believe that in 2018 we will reach some agreements and we will live like a New young republic with no war.
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Children will not be afraid of mines
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When the kids hear the fireworks they are afraid
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I want all live full life. We will return home and live our real lives like before. Like this
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