Soldiers from 475th Assault Regiment CODE 9.2 recount combat mission: 20 kilometers on foot, clashes with occupiers and FPV drone attack. VIDEO
Troops from the 475th Assault Regiment CODE 9.2 recounted a combat mission during which they covered more than 20 kilometers on foot, fought several engagements with Russian occupiers and survived an enemy FPV drone attack.
Soldiers from the 1st Company with the call signs Kurt, Nahan and Shket shared their recollections, Censor.NET reports. It was the first combat mission for the youngest of them, 19-year-old Illia.
"It was pretty scary. It had this whole vibe to it, and there were moments when the adrenaline spiked. It was f#cking insane," Shket said.
The soldiers said they had to cross minefields and tree belts and negotiate difficult terrain as they advanced. Their first contact with the enemy came when Shket spotted a Russian soldier running about 15 meters from his position.
"I get on the radio: ‘Kurt, Kurt, what do I do? Can I shoot him?’ Can you imagine? And Kurt goes, ‘F#ck him up,’" the soldier recalled.
The Ukrainian assault troops later engaged a group of occupiers moving without body armor. The soldiers could not confirm whether the occupiers were carrying weapons. Some of the Russians were killed, and one managed to escape into the bushes.
A Russian FPV drone attacked the group on its way back. Shket said his fellow soldier Nahan managed to shoot it down, and it exploded about 15 meters from Shket.
"Nahan was a f#cking hero. He saved my a#s. Straight-up saved my a#s," the soldier said.
Shket also recalled how the command wished him a happy birthday by sending a cake to the soldiers while they were at their positions.
Despite the grueling trek and dangerous encounters, the soldiers returned safely from the combat mission.
