He spoke about the moment when the command post, where he was, came under artillery fire and artillery was being adjusted.

“The personnel received both shrapnel and gunshot wounds, first medical aid was immediately provided - evacuation was not always possible, so the personnel continued to carry out their combat mission,” RIA Novosti quotes the major.

Chernyakov also noted that in one of the first tasks of the NMD to capture and hold one of the strategic facilities, Russian military personnel independently transported ammunition on a captured enemy vehicle, since then ammunition was "delivered only by air."

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin called all participants in the special operation in Ukraine heroes.

On November 8, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, after inspecting the command post of the joint group of Russian troops performing the tasks of the NMD, presented the military with the Gold Star medal of the Hero of the Russian Federation and the Order of Courage, as well as other state awards for their courage and heroism.