Yaroslav Halas

Yaroslav Halas

officer in the 128th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade

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Several times we had enemy infantry jumping into our trenches: the company commander who spent 343 consecutive days on the front line

"Several times we had enemy infantry jumping into our trenches": the company commander who spent 343 consecutive days on the front line

Yaroslav Halas, 23 April, 05:00

My family didn't want me to go back to the front line: the story of a soldier released from Russian captivity in a controversial Hungarian-sponsored scheme

"My family didn't want me to go back to the front line": the story of a soldier released from Russian captivity in a controversial Hungarian-sponsored scheme

Yaroslav Halas, 23 November 2025, 16:46

I'm not a Ukrainian nationalist, I'm Hungarian, but this is my country: the gardener from Ukraine's west who has been fighting in the infantry for three years

"I'm not a Ukrainian nationalist, I'm Hungarian, but this is my country": the gardener from Ukraine's west who has been fighting in the infantry for three years

Yaroslav Halas, 12 March 2025, 08:40

Kil took the worst of the shrapnel and saved my life, but he didn't make it: stories of soldier-dog bonds on the front line

"Kil took the worst of the shrapnel and saved my life, but he didn't make it": stories of soldier-dog bonds on the front line

Yaroslav Halas, 29 August 2024, 22:41

Musia the cat, mice and cat massage. A short story about the bond between a cat and a soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Musia the cat, mice and cat massage. A short story about the bond between a cat and a soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Це коротка історія про прив'язаність між колишньою домашньою кицею й військовими ЗСУ, яких війна звела в закинутій хаті серед донецького степу.

Yaroslav Halas, 6 January 2023, 07:10