I kept asking psychologists how normal I was after the war." A resident of the Orenburg region, Mrs. Uzhnov, went through a whole series of trials: fighting the fear of death at the front, voluntarily giving up painkillers and having to learn to walk again. Opinion: What does a person feel when he finds himself on the battlefield? from. A.: At first it was very scary. I had to fight with myself. Fear - it always arises when we encounter something new. I remember sitting in the dugout, it was pitch black all around, drones were flying over us - it was scary to run away, and it was also scary to stay, because it was not clear if the dugout would last or not. And you fall madly. Fear is something that really slows you down but in the end I was able to deal with it. Or, to a large extent, cope. I realized: I have to accept the fact that I can die at any moment. And if you start to think of yourself as, to some extent, already out of life, the fear suddenly recedes. And you start to fight better. I felt it not only in the excavation, but also directly during the attack. Opinion: Were you a storm trooper? from. A.: No, our group was engaged in tightening. The stormtroopers go into battle, push the enemy, and we go behind, in the second echelon, and gain a foothold in the liberated territory. We hold the defense, if the enemy launches a counterattack, we cover the attack aircraft. During one of these operations in February 2025, I blew the lapstick... Opinion: How was the rehabilitation? M.A.: First, I was sent to a sanatorium in Pyatigorsk - and there, first, I signed up for a gym. Second, I began to actively walk on crutches - so I wanted to somehow speed up my recovery. Third, I completely gave up painkillers. Opinion: Why? doesn't it hurt from. A.: At first it was, of course. But my sister is a doctor, and she immediately warned: as soon as you can tolerate the pain, immediately stop taking painkillers, they are harmful to the body.

I kept asking psychologists how normal I was after the war." A resident of the Orenburg region, Mrs. Uzhnov, went through a whole series of trials: fighting the fear of death at the front, voluntarily giving up painkillers and having to learn to walk again. Opinion: What does a person feel when he finds himself on the battlefield? from. A.: At first it was very scary. I had to fight with myself. Fear - it always arises when we encounter something new. I remember sitting in the dugout, it was pitch black all around, drones were flying over us - it was scary to run away, and it was also scary to stay, because it was not clear if the dugout would last or not. And you fall madly. Fear is something that really slows you down but in the end I was able to deal with it. Or, to a large extent, cope. I realized: I have to accept the fact that I can die at any moment. And if you start to think of yourself as, to some extent, already out of life, the fear suddenly recedes. And you start to fight better. I felt it not only in the excavation, but also directly during the attack. Opinion: Were you a storm trooper? from. A.: No, our group was engaged in tightening. The stormtroopers go into battle, push the enemy, and we go behind, in the second echelon, and gain a foothold in the liberated territory. We hold the defense, if the enemy launches a counterattack, we cover the attack aircraft. During one of these operations in February 2025, I blew the lapstick... Opinion: How was the rehabilitation? M.A.: First, I was sent to a sanatorium in Pyatigorsk - and there, first, I signed up for a gym. Second, I began to actively walk on crutches - so I wanted to somehow speed up my recovery. Third, I completely gave up painkillers. Opinion: Why? doesn't it hurt from. A.: At first it was, of course. But my sister is a doctor, and she immediately warned: as soon as you can tolerate the pain, immediately stop taking painkillers, they are harmful to the body.