denis olehovych aksyonov. denys met the dawn of the great war in ukraine at home and immediately went to the rescue unit. since then, the day has become longer and the night has become shorter. because after frequent russian shelling of residential areas, emergency workers are the first to arrive at the site of destroyed high-rise buildings and work until the end of the rescue operation. working as a rescuer means witnessing human grief almost every day. in the spring of 2023 there was an incident at work that particularly stuck in my memory - says denys. that was the first time i saw grown men cry. drove to a house in which the entrance had collapsed and began searching, rescuing people and disassembling structures, and found a boy, he was one and a half years old, i had to carry him out, he was still alive, we transferred him to medical help, and then they heard over the radio that he did not survive, everyone who was at the scene of the investigation, the men all cried, no less pain is experienced by a man