War in Ukraine: “Marine blew up to delay Russian forces”

Ready to give their lives are Ukrainians civilians and soldiers in order to save and defend their country from the Russian troops they are invading. The photos and stories that see the light of day through the internet, are “punch in the stomach”.

Among her dead Of Ukraine is also a Marine who, according to a Daily Mail article, gave his life to delay the Russian forces. Ukrainian Marine Vitaly Shakun was reportedly on the Henichesk bridge in the Kherson region of Crimea and exploded with her in a heroic act which delayed the Russian troops.

According to a post on the General Staff Facebook page, the battalion decided that the only way to stop the Russian troops was to blow up the bridge. The Ukrainian marine he did not have time to escape so he told his colleagues that he was going to detonate the mechanism of the explosion and a little later they heard an explosion.

“In this difficult day for our country, when the Ukrainian people repel them Russians conquerors in all directions, one of the most difficult places on the map of Ukraine was the Isthmus of Crimea, where a separate battalion of marines met one of the first enemies.

To stop the advance of the tanks, it was decided to blow up the Genichesky bridge. Shakun, engineer of a separate battalion, volunteered to carry out this project. The bridge was mined, but he did not have time to leave. According to his colleagues, Vitaliy contacted them and told them that he would blow up the bridge. An explosion was heard immediately. Our brother died.

“His heroic act significantly slowed down the advance of the enemy, which allowed the unit to rearrange and organize the defense,” the General Staff said in a statement.