Video comic about the raid of the 3rd OShbr, thanks to which the units of the brigade managed to conduct a successful assault and operation to liberate Andriivka. The film is dedicated to the fighters Farsh, Mishana and Dwarf, who died in those battles. In addition to animated footage visualizing the course of hostilities, the video contains memories of fighters who talk about previously unknown details of the operation.
Farsh, who died during the night raid, was one of the bravest fighters of the brigade. This is how his peers describe him. He always went forward and gave battle to the enemy at any opportunity. Madly risking his life, he could rise to his full height and defiantly fire at the invaders with a machine gun, RPG or other weapons. With courage and desperation, he relieved the tension more than once, encouraging his comrades in a difficult situation on the battlefield.
"I have never met someone like Parsh. This is a person who sneezed to death, laughed at her, mocked her. This person is as fearless as possible. He was charging. Farsh is a unique man, this person could not be stopped," says Sergeant of the special forces platoon Belik.
Mid-September 2023. The Third Assault Brigade was tasked with knocking out the occupiers from Andriivka. It was necessary to identify the enemy's positions, capture and hold them until the assault units set in.
The fighters carried out a night reconnaissance. Having discovered the enemy, the breakthrough group "rolled back". A day later, an operation was launched with the use of heavy weapons. They moved at night, in difficult conditions: many drones were working above the heads of the fighters. The soldiers tried to reach the road leading to Andriivka.
The last rush was made by several groups of fighters. Then the enemy began to work on them with everything possible. The enemy hit the repeater - communication with the "eyes" from the drone and headquarters was lost. When the first wounded appeared, the command to leave came. However, thanks to the work done by the fighters, the assault units were able to land in order to get as close as possible to Andriivka and make the final push.
"I'm not afraid to die, because it will most likely be very soon," said Farsh in an interview recorded with him by the brigade's media service at the end of the summer. And so it happened. He and two of his comrades died as a result of a direct hit by the enemy in the dugout, when fighters were already following their group to take them to the evacuation point.
"I didn't believe it. What does direct hit mean? Can not be. We survived this night, when they beat us with everything there is. I just couldn't think of this moment. There were 3 of my fighters: Mishanya, Dwarf and Farsh - and a direct hit right at them. These were legendary types who were like a skeleton in my platoon," recalls the special forces platoon commander Oladushek.
A few days later, the assault units of the 3rd OShBr conducted a lightning operation, surrounding the enemy forces in Andriivka. On September 15, 2023, the fighters of the brigade liberated the settlement, destroying a total of 72 OMSRs of the Russian Federation. Part of the occupiers surrendered.
00:00 task regarding Andriivka
00:30 friend Oladushek about the attempts to free Avdiivka
01:00 how did you plan the operation?
01:20 "We disembarked and it began"
02:15 We approached Andriivka's first house - a sniper started working on us
03:00 "Farsh was very difficult to keep, he wanted to *bash gifts"
04:25 "Farsh offered to fight"
05:10 "We hid with Oladushka in a small hole, and Farsh fearlessly sat on top"
06:00 The next phase of the operation
07:00 "We drove by and Farsh drove by - he couldn't wait to go to battle"
08:00 "We saw the light, I thought it was a camera, and that they were seeing us" — friend Oladushek
09:00 The last step on the road to Andriivka
10:00 At the moment of panic, Farsh "defused" the situation - "You bastards, I'll leave now myself if you don't leave!"
10:50 "After our first 300, the order to retreat came"
12:00 "We thought we would die on the way"
12:20 4 mines fell around Farsh and he said: "I'm not even afraid of corn now"
13:00 "They got Farsha here, he's 200 - I'm like that, but no, it can't be!"
14:00 "Always choose death - it respects the brave"
14:39 "I've never met people like Farsh, he didn't take risks"
14:50 War heroes will always be remembered
15:10 Results of the operation with the participation of Farsh's friend
15:45 Thank you for your support