"If you appeal to emotions, you're lost," says Riga, a senior gunner in the BM-21 Grad. At the age of 46, he himself came to a military recruitment office to join the SVO. He trained and served in the artillery. His calculation helped the storms more than once: they covered the enemy's firing points to clear the way. The answer was simple and important: "Men, beautiful and #33". In one of the combat missions, everything went wrong: his "guard" was detected by enemies. Works with drones, mortars, ammunition from France. The soldiers were injured. But fear and emotions had to be preserved: our hero drove the car into the forest, gave his friend first aid, caused an evacuation. At home, in Riga, there is a spouse and grown children. They know where their father is and wait patiently for news, even when they don't touch. Why is he still here risking his life? "It should," answered the hero shortly. Heroes on VKontakte and Zen.