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Ne us main battle tank9/22/2023 ![]() The 24-year-old captain has been a company commander since Russia invaded Ukraine in February of last year. Shustriy struck a relaxed but professional pose as he stood near a makeshift table with ammo crates and wooden planks for seats. “Without him, I wouldn’t be here,” Czech said. He parked under some foliage, exited the truck, and greeted three other soldiers, including his company commander, Captain Shustriy.ĭuring the drive from a point outside Kupiansk, Czech had spoken highly about Shustriy. Heavy Losses in the Bid to Hold the Lineĭriving quickly, Czech turned into a forest and made his way a bit further along a dirt road to his unit’s position, which he said was within several hundred meters of Russian forces. But it has come at a heavy price amid reports that Russia has amassed a force of 100,000 troops along Ukraine’s eastern front in a bid to break through Ukrainian defense lines. “And believe me, we are ready, so they will fail.”Īs Kyiv slowly pushes forward with a highly anticipated counteroffensive in eastern and southern Ukraine, Czech and other troops with the 14th Separate Mechanized Brigade, an infantry unit equipped with armored personnel carriers and fighting vehicles, is attempting to hold the line in the country’s northeast. “We must be ready when the time comes,” he said. But despite suffering heavy losses during a previous assault in May, Czech didn’t seem worried. Speeding down the gravel and dirt path east of the city of Kupiansk last week, Czech said that it seemed that the Russian forces were preparing to launch a new assault. Russian forces about a kilometer away had already targeted him twice before with anti-tank weapons on this dirt road, he said. Czech,* a Ukrainian combat medic, drove fast in his camouflage pickup truck to his unit’s position in northeast Ukraine.
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