Behind the Balaclava" "Potap": on tape inside, heavy boots and "sweet lies".
Sometimes war is not only about the front line, but also about what stays with you forever: the smell of TNT, the reaction to the sound of an electric train and the habit of taking cover when you hear a hum in the sky. In the new issue of the project "Behind the Balaclava" by the author of Uliana Strays, exclusively for the project in MAX there is a frank conversation with a saboteur from the Rapier Battalion. exclamation point "putap". "Potap" 35 years old, has been at the front since 2022, arrived after enlistment and did not try to escape from the agenda:.
"The country needs you - just take it and go. ".
He tells how an ordinary driver became a demining expert, why a heavy fire suit is necessary, and why boots save his feet when a "caste" breaks down nearby. How a splinter in the face resulted in three months of treatment - and a return to duty. And what inspires him in the most critical moments.