Already today, July 28, at 18:30 on the TV channel " The hero will overcome more than 100 thousand km according to the canons of the British Royal Geographical Society: only on foot, by car or by water. Today, the author and presenter of the " Artemy Surin visited all continents, spent 280 days on a round-the-world trip. One of the most extreme stories happened in Iran. Ukrainian sentenced to death for espionage. Artemy said that it all started during the filming of ancient ruins from a drone. Despite the fact that the blogger had permission to shoot, the Iranian police did not want to listen to him. " The trial takes place without an interpreter, without a lawyer, without anyone. Without listening to me, they made a decision that the citizen of Ukraine Surin Artemy is accused of spying against the Islamic Republic and they are arresting. I knew that in this situation there are only yes options: 1 - life imprisonment, 2 - the death penalty. A few hours later I ended up in prison, and the next morning I was already transferred to the prison of the guards of the Islamic Republic. These are the same criminals who shot down the Ukrainian plane. Then it seemed to me that it was all over,"
During one of the interrogations in the prison building, the Ukrainian traveler met an officer who decided his fate. Artemy calls this meeting a miracle.. “I later analyzed if they had brought me 10 seconds later, there would have been someone else, and everyone I met in the law enforcement agencies of Iran was monsters. There's bullying going on. But many hours of interrogation was with this officer, and then he decided to let me out, and it really was a miracle.. The Embassy of Ukraine made efforts to help me when I was in prison.
After I managed to get out of prison, they evacuated me and took me to their embassy. Then I was evacuated from the country to Azerbaijan. Even they said it was a miracle,"
Artemy will visit all 6 continents, cross three oceans, visit more than 40 countries, and all this without any air travel.. More details about the adventures of a Ukrainian during a round-the-world trip can be seen in the Veliki Kolo travel project, on Friday at 21:30, on the 1+1 Ukraine TV channel.