Two Ukrainian infantrymen held defence near Kostiantynivka for 130 days straight
Ukrainian infantry soldiers Denys, alias Bars, and Dmytro, alias K2, have returned from a position near the city of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast, where they held the line for 130 days.
Source: 93rd Separate Mechanised Brigade Kholodnyi Yar on Facebook
Details: The soldiers said the most difficult moment was their first direct small-arms contact with the Russians.
Quote from Denys: "That was the scariest part. After that, everything just fell into a routine. It's good when you're the one shooting, not the one being shot at."
Details: In total, Denys and Dmytro wiped out seven Russian soldiers. They took radios from the bodies of those killed and for another two months listened in on Russian communications, passing information about enemy movements to their battalion.
The Ukrainian soldiers also showed a captured AK-12 rifle. Denys's personal weapon was buried on the position due to a Russian FPV drone attack, forcing him to use the enemy's rifle in combat.
The fighters were evacuated from the position on a quad bike with a trailer. Along with them, a 23-year-old Russian prisoner of war, Danyil Sychov from Volgograd, was also evacuated. He had surrendered to Ukrainian soldiers from a neighbouring position during a combat clash, but evacuation was not immediately possible, so he stayed with the Ukrainian troops on the position for more than two months.
Background: Earlier in December, the defence forces released photos and video footage showing life in the city of Kostiantynivka and how Russian forces are methodically razing it to the ground.
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