Volodymyr Shpitsa Sr. is soon to turn 57. Now he is in the Donetsk region. He makes his bed every morning, saying: "My grandfather taught me this from childhood. It's to have a good day." Then he goes for a morning run, washes himself, and goes to work. Accepts reports from his brothers-in-arms.
Volodymyr Shpika Jr. serves in the headquarters in Lviv - this year the soldier was transferred from the Eastern direction. The men are from a military dynasty, both passed the ATO.
"The most important thing is people. Weapons and equipment without people are just a bunch of metal. People must be protected," says Shpika Sr. He covered different times of the army: the USSR; the first years of the Independence, when the army was looting; the beginning of the Anti-Terrorist Operation, when the army was unprepared for the attack of the russian federation; the transformation since 2016 and new difficult challenges and losses after February 24.
What is it like to be a soldier when the war is already at home? What memorabilia does the family keep from the ATO? How has the Ukrainian army changed from the Second World War to 2023? And what do men like about their service? Watch the new hromadske documentary "Connection" for Independence Day.
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22 авг 2023
