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A video comic about the raid of the 3rd Brigade, thanks to which the brigade's units managed to successfully assault and liberate Andriivka. The film is dedicated to the soldiers Farsh, Mishana and Dvorf who died in those battles. In addition to animated footage visualizing the course of the fighting, the video features the soldiers' memories, which tell about the previously unknown details of the operation.
Farsh, who was killed during a night raid, was one of the most courageous fighters in the brigade. This is how his comrades characterize him. He always went forward and fought the enemy at every opportunity. Risking his life, he could stand up to his full height and boldly fire at the occupiers with a machine gun, RPG or other weapons. With his courage and desperation, he repeatedly defused the tension, encouraging his comrades in a difficult situation on the battlefield.
"I have never met anyone like Farsh. This is a man who sneezed at death, laughed at it, mocked it. This is a man who is as fearless as possible. He charged. Farsh is a unique man, this man could not be stopped," says Sergeant Belik of the Special Forces platoon.
Mid-September 2023. The Third Assault Brigade is tasked with driving the occupiers out of Andriivka. It was necessary to identify the enemy's positions, capture and hold them until the assault units arrived.
The soldiers conducted a night reconnaissance. Having discovered the enemy, the breakthrough group "rolled back". A day later, they launched an operation using heavy weapons. They were moving at night, in difficult conditions: many drones were flying over the soldiers' heads. The soldiers tried to reach the road entering Andriivka.
Several groups of fighters made the last push. Then the enemy started firing at them with everything they had. The enemy hit the repeater - communication with the drone's "eyes" and the headquarters was lost. When the first wounded appeared, the command was given to withdraw. However, thanks to the work done by the soldiers, the assault units were able to land to get as close to Andriivka as possible and make the final push.
"I'm not afraid to die, because it's likely to be very quick," Farsh said in an interview recorded by the brigade's media service at the end of the summer. And so it happened. He and two of his comrades were killed by a direct enemy hit on their dugout when soldiers were coming to take them to the evacuation point.
"I could not believe it. What do you mean, a direct hit? It can't be. We survived that night when they were hitting us with everything they had. I just couldn't process this moment in my head. There were three of my fighters there: Mishanya, Dvorf and Farsh - and a direct hit right at them. These were legendary guys who were the backbone of my platoon," recalls Oladushek, a Special Forces platoon commander.
A few days later, the assault units of the 3rd Brigade conducted a lightning-fast operation, surrounding the enemy forces in Andriivka.
On September 15, 2023, the brigade's fighters liberated the settlement, destroying 72 Russian Federation separate mechanized brigade. Some of the occupants surrendered.