It is noisy in the clearing. “Man down! Medic!” “How you doing, buddy? Can you hear me?” “Cover!” “Contact on the left!” The grenades that explode are drill grenades. The moans of the ‘man down’ are somewhat theatrical and mixed with witty remarks like, “Be quiet—you’re unconscious! Or maybe not, you’d better be conscious!” But […]
For some reason, I haven’t taken any pictures of him. I have no idea why. There was just something in his eyes. It wasn’t like I could tell he didn’t want me to photograph him. It was something else. Could I tell he was sad? Or was he just very insightful? Maybe he was just too […]
They call themselves “badgers” because of the call sign of their commander. Vadym Suharevsky – ”Badger” – commander of the 503rd battalion of marines, known as the one who first shot in response to the attack of the Russian Forces in 2014 near the city of Sloviansk. He is highly respected by the soldiers that’s […]