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๐๐ - Serhii is a Unit Commander of the Special Police Unit in Kharkiv. Serhii initially joined the unit in 2015 and worked his way up through the ranks, becoming the Unit Commander in 2020.
Serhii was in Mariupol on February 23rd, the day before the invasion visiting a friend but came back that night to report for duty the next day.
In the early morning hours of the 24th his door was busted open by a friend; โGet up! You overslept the war!โ His friend yelled.
Serhii and members of his unit quickly began making their way to their bases to pull weapons from the armory. Local units began mobilizing and trying to understand the situation as Russians began breaching friendly lines.
โThe first days were a clusterfxck,โ he said, โthere was a lot of unreliable information going around. Russian psychological operations were trying to get citizens to report on military positions, we had to search for Russian saboteurs and for Ukrainians who were collaborating.โ
โWe caught this one kid, a 16 year old, he had collaborated with the Russians, one of our checkpoints ended up getting hit by a strike because of him. When we confirmed it was him and arrested him he p!ss and sh!t himself. It was so bad that we had to partially wrap him up to prevent his urine and feces from getting all over the car. I think he thought we were going to kill him, but we were just turning him over to the SBU for questioning.โ
After working as part of the PSD detail for the Mayor of Kharkiv, we were folded into small fighting groups and began looking for work. He began working with the 92nd Brigade. The first engagement his team had was actually near the city center mall.
Russian soldiers in a vehicle had either got lost or separated from their unit and were casually driving through the city center, as Serhii and his team came out of the parking garage they saw them driving by, both parties in complete surprise of one another.
โAs the Russians advanced on the city in the early days our role and position changed. I was with a small team flying reconnaissance and surveillance drones. Our position was in an apartment building directly across from where I lived. That was pretty bizarre and made it feel real.โ
Serhii would later deploy to Bakhmut in November of 2022 until January of 2023, the remainder of his team would pull out of the Bakhmut Direction by the end of March 2023.
โTheir strategies and tactics, [Russians] werenโt so good in the beginning. There was a lot of confusion with them, disorientation, but theyโve fixed those mistakes and fine tuned their tactics. Theyโre better now than they were.โ
โThe anti-drone rifles work well against Mavics but not well against FPVs. We need better anti-drone technology to combat this. ย We also need more artillery, rockets, mortars and infantry.โ
โI understand some of these young men not signing up want to live a peaceful life in Kyiv, war is not for everyone, but we will likely have to have a mobilization. They should be ready for that. This war is very scary and I wouldnโt want anyone to see it or live it.โ
Serhii expressed how he has changed since the Russian invasion; โIโm a new rank,โ he laughed, โI am stronger now, and in a way my soul has changed. Iโve lost many friends and I will never forget about them. As a Nation we cannot forget about them.โ
He ended with the following;
โThe war fxcking sucks. We need to end it.โ
โSlava Ukrainiโ.
(Glory to Ukraine)
Serhii was in Mariupol on February 23rd, the day before the invasion visiting a friend but came back that night to report for duty the next day.
In the early morning hours of the 24th his door was busted open by a friend; โGet up! You overslept the war!โ His friend yelled.
Serhii and members of his unit quickly began making their way to their bases to pull weapons from the armory. Local units began mobilizing and trying to understand the situation as Russians began breaching friendly lines.
โThe first days were a clusterfxck,โ he said, โthere was a lot of unreliable information going around. Russian psychological operations were trying to get citizens to report on military positions, we had to search for Russian saboteurs and for Ukrainians who were collaborating.โ
โWe caught this one kid, a 16 year old, he had collaborated with the Russians, one of our checkpoints ended up getting hit by a strike because of him. When we confirmed it was him and arrested him he p!ss and sh!t himself. It was so bad that we had to partially wrap him up to prevent his urine and feces from getting all over the car. I think he thought we were going to kill him, but we were just turning him over to the SBU for questioning.โ
After working as part of the PSD detail for the Mayor of Kharkiv, we were folded into small fighting groups and began looking for work. He began working with the 92nd Brigade. The first engagement his team had was actually near the city center mall.
Russian soldiers in a vehicle had either got lost or separated from their unit and were casually driving through the city center, as Serhii and his team came out of the parking garage they saw them driving by, both parties in complete surprise of one another.
โAs the Russians advanced on the city in the early days our role and position changed. I was with a small team flying reconnaissance and surveillance drones. Our position was in an apartment building directly across from where I lived. That was pretty bizarre and made it feel real.โ
Serhii would later deploy to Bakhmut in November of 2022 until January of 2023, the remainder of his team would pull out of the Bakhmut Direction by the end of March 2023.
โTheir strategies and tactics, [Russians] werenโt so good in the beginning. There was a lot of confusion with them, disorientation, but theyโve fixed those mistakes and fine tuned their tactics. Theyโre better now than they were.โ
โThe anti-drone rifles work well against Mavics but not well against FPVs. We need better anti-drone technology to combat this. ย We also need more artillery, rockets, mortars and infantry.โ
โI understand some of these young men not signing up want to live a peaceful life in Kyiv, war is not for everyone, but we will likely have to have a mobilization. They should be ready for that. This war is very scary and I wouldnโt want anyone to see it or live it.โ
Serhii expressed how he has changed since the Russian invasion; โIโm a new rank,โ he laughed, โI am stronger now, and in a way my soul has changed. Iโve lost many friends and I will never forget about them. As a Nation we cannot forget about them.โ
He ended with the following;
โThe war fxcking sucks. We need to end it.โ
โSlava Ukrainiโ.
(Glory to Ukraine)