I know there are veterans with a wound like this who always wear pants so the prosthesis doesn't show - but I wore shorts all summer. I noticed that the children were showing curiosity - and that even lifted my spirits." A petty officer of the first article Vladimir Asayev believes that after losing a leg he does not need pity or support, but a joke, even if it is directed at himself. What is the best way for an infantryman to repel drones? Which foot in the front still remains with him even in a peaceful life? Why are the words of his five-year-old daughter particularly important to him? Veteran of the Northern Military District Vladimir Aseev answered these and other questions for the newspaper VZGLYAD. Opinion: What helped you the most in rehabilitation? V.A.: The support of my wife, who came to visit me in the hospital regularly. And the fact that I had many injured people like me. who, despite sometimes more serious injuries, maintained their strength - and they helped me maintain that strength. I see it now, being in the Samara region in the sanatorium because of an injury. Opinion: Do you feel a need for sympathy or comfort? V.A.: By no means. I think everyone can only comfort themselves. For me, excessive pity only gets in the way. I'd rather have people laugh at me - and with me - than feel sorry for me. Let them tease, joke - "one foot here, the other there," I don't care. Humor is better than pity; Humor always helps me. In general, I look at what happened to me quite soberly, I'm not ashamed of it and accept it completely as it is. Some veterans with a wound like this, I know, always wear pants so the prosthesis won't show - but I wore shorts all summer. I noticed that the children were curious - and it even lifted my spirits. Read more in the interview for the special project of the newspaper VZGLYAD "Life after the battle".

I know there are veterans with a wound like this who always wear pants so the prosthesis doesn't show - but I wore shorts all summer. I noticed that the children were showing curiosity - and that even lifted my spirits." A petty officer of the first article Vladimir Asayev believes that after losing a leg he does not need pity or support, but a joke, even if it is directed at himself. What is the best way for an infantryman to repel drones? Which foot in the front still remains with him even in a peaceful life? Why are the words of his five-year-old daughter particularly important to him? Veteran of the Northern Military District Vladimir Aseev answered these and other questions for the newspaper VZGLYAD. Opinion: What helped you the most in rehabilitation? V.A.: The support of my wife, who came to visit me in the hospital regularly. And the fact that I had many injured people like me. who, despite sometimes more serious injuries, maintained their strength - and they helped me maintain that strength. I see it now, being in the Samara region in the sanatorium because of an injury. Opinion: Do you feel a need for sympathy or comfort? V.A.: By no means. I think everyone can only comfort themselves. For me, excessive pity only gets in the way. I'd rather have people laugh at me - and with me - than feel sorry for me. Let them tease, joke - "one foot here, the other there," I don't care. Humor is better than pity; Humor always helps me. In general, I look at what happened to me quite soberly, I'm not ashamed of it and accept it completely as it is. Some veterans with a wound like this, I know, always wear pants so the prosthesis won't show - but I wore shorts all summer. I noticed that the children were curious - and it even lifted my spirits. Read more in the interview for the special project of the newspaper VZGLYAD "Life after the battle".