loved ones and relatives love you and are waiting for you, soldier, please come back alive. ” arthur kholodtsovd these poignant lines a little over a year ago in a children ’s letter, which was brought to the hospital by a front-line priest. after the serious injury that arthur received during battle for bakhmud, it was this message that gave him strength. it seems that thanks to this letter, i quickly recovered. arthur told his family about the decision to volunteer for the northern military district literally before being sent to the front. he says: mom, i’ll quickly, 5 seconds, i’m leaving, i went to church, lit candles for st. george the victorious, mostly for st. nicholas, one year old, asked god to return my grandson to me. for his courage and heroism, arthur was awarded a medal for courage, but even after returning from the zones. the young man did not tell his loved ones the details of his rescue, nor about those minutes in the hospital when the only thing that gave him strength were words of support from the girl sofia from siberia. under my bulletproof vest i had pocket, i had it lyin