Ukraine war: Bakhmut defender remembered by comrades - Senior lieutenant Pavel Kuzin took his position at the machine gun - the only soldier still able to fight. Everyone else in his troop lay dead or injured.

TL;DR

Suffering from shell-shock and with one arm bandaged, the 37-year-old fired at the waves of Russian soldiers trying to storm his position. It was clear Pavel wouldn't be able to hold the position for long, but he needed to buy time for a rescue team to arrive. It was past midnight but the entire battalion gathered at the evacuation point to pay their respects to Pavel, who is survived by his daughter and wife

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