“I always give them flowers”: the military came from a special operation directly to the school to his daughters

When in February 42-year-old Akhshar returned to his native Vladikavkaz from a special operation, the first thing he did was buy bouquets of roses and went to school to give them to his daughters of ten and 15 years old.

The girls have not seen their father since October, when he volunteered for the NWO.

For both daughters, his return came as a surprise.

The man himself says that he was so eager to see his daughters that he did not even stop by home to change into civilian clothes.

His vacation is short - only ten days along with the road, so he decided not to waste time.

“To be honest, I am very proud to wear this (military

) uniform.

While I was there, on the front line, constantly looking at photos and videos of my children, it helped me a lot to stay morally.

This is what I lived for all the months: to come and see my daughters right away, ”Akhshar said in an interview with RT.

The family had been waiting for weeks for his return: the daughters even prepared in advance and drew congratulatory posters, but the military man's vacation had already been postponed several times.

The man has five children - two sons and three daughters.

He admits that he has a special connection with his daughters.

“I have two older sons, but it is with my daughters that I have a special connection.

I don’t even know how to describe this feeling - I just understand that I can’t live without them.

When I left, it was unbearably hard for me to leave them, ”says the interlocutor.

Surgeon on an ambulance Muscovite

Akhshar hid from his relatives for a long time that he was going on a special operation.

He told his wife about it only on the day of his departure to the military unit.

According to him, he decided to participate in the SVO after the announcement of partial mobilization. 

“I was worried that I was not getting a summons.

Well, I think, what to expect - you have to go yourself.

At least I didn’t serve, but, frankly, I wanted to prove to others that it doesn’t matter whether you served or not, you have to do your job, you need to help, in the end, ”says the man.

In civilian life, Akhshar was engaged in construction, and now he is a senior operator of an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM).

According to the serviceman, at first it was hard for him to get used to the shelling on the front line and to the fact that life is constantly under threat.

“There were 40-50 arrivals a day,” he recalls.

Akhshar provides first aid for wounds.

“Our battalion commander once said that we need people who are ready to learn medicine.

My company commander and I volunteered, we began to get good at it.

Now we help the wounded and, when necessary, quickly deliver our comrades to the hospital.

We even bought a car for this - an old Muscovite.

And I'll tell you: now this Muscovite knows every checkpoint from our positions to Melitopol, ”says the soldier, who is now assigned the call sign Surgeon.

He recalls how he was taking his comrade to the hospital with a serious shrapnel wound to the stomach.

“A young guy, he needed to be prepared for an emergency operation, and I helped: I shaved his stomach and chest.

He, poor thing, grabbed my hand, looked into my eyes: I, he says, will return, I will definitely return, in any way!

I told him: "Brother, your war is over, you need to go home."

"No, I'll be back!"

So he looked at me - his look was enough to understand that this man is actually loyal to his battalion, loyal to his country.

This guy survived, and I, probably, will remember his eyes at that moment all my life, ”Akhshar recalls.

Support at the forefront 

According to the man, for a long time he did not have the opportunity to contact his family himself, so he tried to send greetings to his relatives through acquaintances and compatriots.

Akhshar believes that his wife endured the separation very courageously, although at first it was difficult for her to accept that her husband had gone to the front line.

“I told her: “If you accept my decision, with a calm soul, elated, I will go now to the position and will be there.

And if you don’t accept it, I’ll be there anyway, I won’t run away and won’t come home.”

She understood this and supported me,” Akhshar says.

According to him, over time, on the front line, many begin to disregard the danger, because they get tired of living in constant tension: looking around, listening.

Loss of caution in war leads to death, and the family and thoughts of relatives save.

“When you look at the photos of your daughters in an exhausted state, you understand that loving people are waiting for you at home and you have someone and something to live on for,” says the private.

Akhshar says that he imagined more than once how he would come home and surprise his daughters.

For all holidays and special occasions, he always gives them flowers. 

“When they were little and I brought them flowers, they looked so surprised with big eyes: “Why do we need flowers?

You'd better give this and in general let's go eat pizza.

And now they are already enjoying it, - the private smiles.

“They are young ladies, lovely creatures, future women and mothers.

I always tell them: if I have a thousand lives, I will give them all, if only they were happy.

I try to prove it to them in practice.”