Interview with the soldier published the publication svoboda. te. ua.

So, the ATU fighter with the call sign "Tikhon" is considered the oldest warrior in ATO. The man served near the Donetsk airport, in the village of Staragnatovka, and now - in Avdeevka.

According to Tikhon, to go to war he "forced" patriotism and experience for his people.

"In the war I got from the Maidan already" shelled ", so the explosions were familiar. In the end, what was I to be afraid of at this age? Of course, in the Ukrainian Armed Forces (the Armed Forces of Ukraine, - Ed.. ) I would not be taken. So I volunteered. Everyone laughed at the old man first, but directly on the forward attitude changed. By the way, a lot of guys went to the war from the Maidan, including two of my sons - Ustim and Daniel, "he said..

The ATU fighter added that he had a "sore heart" for Ukraine, so he could not calmly watch from the TV screen what was happening on the front.

"For the first time on the forefront, and it was in Peski, I got in front of Baptism in 2015 without the permission of the command. Then the head of the "Right Sector" of the Rivne region Roman Koval was helping volunteers and took me with him. There I stayed. Then there was hell in Sands, more than a hundred shelling per day. Subsequently, officially, as part of the 1st assault company, the DUK (commander of Da Vinci) fought in Staroygnatovka.

The third time on the front line in the Avdeevskaya industrial zone came as a sapper of the 5th separate battalion of the Ukrainian Volunteer Army, commander of "Pokutyanka", - said Boris Melnik.

The man said that it is very hard to survive the death of his brothers.

"I often remember the images of people with whom I spoke yesterday. The soul sobs at the funeral, when you see the indescribable pain of mothers and wives, especially the eyes of children, full of tears, "- said" Tikhon ".