I arrived to the coaching floor [in Stary Krym, Crimea]. Our whole squadron, about 40 individuals, all lived in a single tent with plank boards and one makeshift range. Even in Chechnya, the place we solely lived in tents or mud huts, our dwelling circumstances have been organized higher. Right here we had nowhere to clean up and the meals was horrible. For many who arrived later than the remainder, me and about 5 different individuals, there was neither a sleeping bag, nor camo, armor, or helmets left.
I lastly acquired my rifle. It turned out that it had a damaged belt, was rusty and saved getting caught, so I cleaned it in oil for a very long time attempting to place it so as.
Round February 20, an order got here for everybody to urgently collect and transfer out, packing evenly. We have been presupposed to carry out a compelled march to some unknown location. Some individuals joked that now we might assault Ukraine and seize Kyiv in three days. However already then I believed it’s no time for laughter. I mentioned that if one thing like this have been to occur, we might not seize something in three days.
