Canadian recounts his time fighting in Ukraine: ‘It was the only one right decision’
“Before February 24th, my regular day was like a casual, normal-human-being day. After February 24 … It was the only one right decision to do,” Sliepukhov says of choosing to join the fight in Ukraine.Story continues below advertisement
“My main goal from the beginning was to go to Kyiv, because I’m from Kyiv, but when we got to Ukraine the situation was changing so fast,” he says. The group took cover in the forest, Sliepukhov says, where they also helped support platoons who lost members in the attack. None of Sliepukhov’s platoon members died, but a few were injured, he says.“After the strike, basically our commander, my officers, tell us first of all to count all people, check their mental state,” he recalls. “Then we offered them, whoever is not ready to stay … will be able to leave . We told them, nobody will be judged.
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'It was the only one right decision:' Canadian recounts time spent with Ukraine armyJust a few weeks ago Maksym Sliepukhov was taking cover in a Ukrainian forest after Russian missiles hit the army base where he had been training for combat. Now, after surviving the missile strike and getting his mother to Canada, Sliepukhov recounts his time in Ukraine.
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