"My weapon is a song": Ptashka, released from Russian captivity, shares archive recording from Azovstal
Paramedic from Azovstal Kateryna Polishchuk (Ptashka), who was released from Russian captivity on September 21, has shared an archive video from Azovstal
“The preserved remnant of the archive of underground singing. It seems like half a century ago. In the ruins and ashes, we supported the fire of life with warm hearts. When it was difficult - we sang. It was scary - we sang. It seemed like the end - we sang. And we worked. Around the clock, selflessly, non-stop. Despair was chased away by iron fittings, despair by brotherhood, fatigue by the power of the native land, pity by faith in the people of Ukraine. We fought there. Against. But now I will fight for: For the Ukrainian military, For the future of real heroes, and For every prisoner of war who must return home. I sing as long as I live. Alive - as long as I fight. My weapon is a song,” Ptashka wrote.
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On September 21, as a result of the exchange of prisoners of war, a total of 215 defenders of Ukraine were returned from Russian captivity. The operation for the release of prisoners contained three components - the exchange of Ukrainians for Vladimir Putin's crony Viktor Medvedchuk, the release of 5 commanders with the assistance of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and the release of 10 foreigners who fought for Ukraine.
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