He said that six months ago he came as a volunteer to the special operation zone, and earlier his son went to the North Military District. Previously, according to him, he himself served in the Airborne Forces, and now he is fighting as part of the Crimea battalion.

As the military man noted, it was a shame to sit at home. He says he feels young during the special operation.

“If I have to run, I’ll run; if I have to dig, I’ll dig,” the Russian fighter shared.

Shepherd emphasizes that they have everything that is necessary for the defense and pursuit of the Ukrainian Armed Forces - machine guns, grenade launchers, ATGMs.

Another fighter, call sign Max, also volunteered. He works at a forward observation post, where he encounters Ukrainian infantry who are “trying to escape or run across.”

Earlier it was reported that an armored group of Ussuri paratroopers destroyed a group of Ukrainian Armed Forces infantry in a strong point near the village of Andreevka south of Artyomovsk.