Day 1000. My life changed drastically since day 1.
Everyone said Ukraine will fall in 3 days. Not a single person believed in us, but we fought fiercely in 2022, against all odds, and we won the battle of Kyiv.
My thoughts on 1000 days, as a soldier of Ukrainian Army now🧵
My life changed a ton. From peaceful life of IT guy earning a fortune, traveling through the world and enjoying life with my girlfriend... To a soldier wearin uniform.
I give my everything to protect my dear ones in Ukraine and to protect the greatest value of my life - Freedom.
I also grew as a person in those 1000 days of tears, death, wounds, sacrifice, faith and love. It was a tough transformation in the time of challenges. But worth it.
I became responsible for my own actions, my family, my nation and our own planet Earth.
I do not recommend donating to the Georgian Legion.
🚩 Zero financial transparency on where the donations went
🚩 Blocking those who ask questions
🚩 Threatening lives of pro-UA community
GL had enough time to make things right, but they chose not to. 🧵
Let's draw a clear line between real Georgian fighters in Ukraine and the @georgian_legion account. I am for Ukraine, but I think this profile hurts Ukraine.
They amassed significant donations funneled into a personal PayPal of Taras Reshetylo who manages that Twitter account.
It's OK to gather donations to put them to good use for Ukraine. That's what we believed the GL account did, but recently, it became obvious that they gathered hundreds of thousands of dollars and clearly didn't show any details on how the funds were spent.
I just finished my basic training course in the Ukrainian Army!
That was an adventure, however it prepared me for the real fight against r*ssian invasion.
This is how Ukraine trains its soldiers 🧵
We lived in tents in an undisclosed location, deep in the forests. Before arriving there, we were issued tons of different gear, sleeping bags and body armor. The quality was OK, but the size didn't always fit well for everyone.
I bought myself a cheap platecarrier that fit me.
The training was very intensive, packed into 35 days.
I learned a lot about international law, military laws, and hierarchy, and then we moved onto practical classes in the field - how to handle a weapon, how to treat wounded, movement, formations, tactics, booby traps, etc.