When I started working on the front line in Zaporisha, we drove through a machine gun fight.

My car blew up.

I don't want to die. I don't want to die.

The Russians are up the top of the hill. They've got machine gun positions.

I don't want to go, but I won't let them go alone. Yeah, that's always my thing.

I didn't know what I was getting myself into to drive for what's called civilian evacuations, getting them out of the front line towns.

I had one Wagner prisoner. He's blindfolded. His arms are tied. And when you bring him into the medical point, there's always somebody with a gun.

Do you think Ukraine will defeat Russia in this war?

I have no doubt we'll win. I have no doubt will win the war.

Have you ever been at a point where you thought you were really close to losing your life?

A 50-caliber round that went by my head?

I hit the ground face first like I was dizzy.

This is the thing that it took me a long time to get over the

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