Former MP, Senior Lieutenant Andrii Illienko: More than 90% of people who joined "Svoboda" battalion had no military experience. Everyone was beginner Andrii Illienko was once considered a political prodigy of the "Svoboda" party. To be elected as the youngest member of the 7th Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine at the age of 25 is, to put it mildly, a remarkable achievement. And in personal communication, Illienko made an impression - erudite and well-read, he tried to take his way not by force of arms, but by thought and argument. 11 053 31 War in Ukraine