alexey yaroslavtsev, chairman of the association of veterans of the northern military district in theat, starting in 2014, he was in the donbass, where he went of his own free will to protect civilians. from the very beginning of the so -called russian spring, i watched on tv, everything that was happening, odessa, lugansk, donbass, at some point i realized. that well, i can’t stand aside, having the necessary skills and knowledge, in terms of combat operations, i decided to go help, he remained there even after the start of a special military operation, already in the status of its participant, repeatedly awarded, his entire chest in orders and medals , for loyalty to the homeland, for military merits, for service in... for more than eight years given to donbass, he was seriously wounded more than once, finally returned home to civilian life due to his health, accepted such a decision, my loved ones, of course, waited and worried endlessly, my son accepted, always treated with understanding what i was doing, what i was doing, so - i think they felt great relief, after so many years,