"Cyborg" of the Donetsk airport: Vitaly "Stokhid" Pyasetskyi

"Cyborg" of the Donetsk airport: Vitaly "Stokhid" Pyasetskyi

2024, 10 min

On May 26, 2014, the first battle for the Donetsk airport took place between the Ukrainian military and pro-Russian militants. As a result, the Russian security forces suffered losses and were forced to retreat. The next attempts to seize the airport lasted from September 2014 to January 2015.

Interview of Vitaly Pyasetskyi, call sign "Stokhid" - a senior sergeant, a participant in the battles for the Donetsk airport. It tells about the tactics of the enemy, battles at the airport, comrades, authorities and the motivation to defend the Donetsk airport.