meeting with a couple of Ukrainian fighters, who fight together against the Russians

A fighter on the front line in the Kherson region. Tatiana is a doctor and fights with her husband, in the same unit. Their weapons are multiple rocket launchers. Lurking in the undergrowth, the battalion awaits orders. “I was already a commander in a rank unit, when Tatiana was transferred to us. We met, we started to fight together”says the fighter.

A message from the​Estaff reaches them: they must leave immediately. A unit of Russian soldiers has just been spotted. The installation is done in a few seconds, on a deserted road 19 km from the enemy positions. The target coordinates are adjusted. Tatiana manages the communication with the General Staff and is ready to help if the attack goes wrong. After the shooting, they have less than three minutes to leave the scene.

Not being spotted by the enemy is the only alternative to staying alive. They then arrive at another fallback position, in the fields, and await the next target. They check the positioning of the rockets, then comes the time for coffee and memories of this wedding celebrated in August during two days of leave. “It’s easier for me. Now I always know what he’s doing, and he always knows what I’m doing”Tatyana said humorously. “It’s really better. I know I can help him if something happens”adds her husband. On this Kherson front, Ukrainian forces have taken over nearly 90 localities from the Russians in recent weeks.