this is ilya titko, the man went to war at the age of 53. as part of the 59th motorized infantry brigade , he served under the pastorate for more than a year since september. in 2015, in peacetime he worked as a leading engineer in kalush, after demobilization he returned to work by profession, a few years ago ilya wrote a book of memories about the war under the name blood formula, i quietly began to put my thoughts on paper, there was no goal, at first to write some book, absolutely, it was just a desire to express myself, and i began to express myself slowly. line by line , page by page, it became easier for me, and finally, in december 19, the book reached its logical conclusion, i published it at my own expense. the blood formula, the author says, was translated into english by father geoffrey stefaniuk and published in canada. this work was awarded literature. competition, held by the peterson canadian literary foundation in toronto. what is special about this book? this book was written by me in order not to describe, say, heavy comba