A Ukrainian soldier said many Russian snipers failed to hit him even after he was shot because they ‘kind of sucked’

• said a Ukrainian sniper Journal 1843 He almost died in the battle for Mariupol last year.

• The soldier, whose call sign is Lucky, said he was wounded in a Russian grenade attack.

• Despite his injury, the Russian snipers couldn’t hit him because they “sucked,” he said.

A Ukrainian soldier said that many Russian snipers failed to hit him in battle even after he was wounded because they “kind of sucked”.

In an interview with The Economist 1843 Published last week, a 21-year-old Ukrainian sniper with the call sign Lucky said he managed to escape death several times, including when he helped defend the port city of Mariupol in May 2022.

Lucky, a sniper in the Ukraine’s Rapid Operational Response Unit, told in 1843 that he nearly lost his life in the months-long battle for Mariupol that ended in a Russian victory.

Lucky, who was wounded in a grenade attack one day, said he had to run past Russian snipers to get help, but was not hurt because they “kind of sucked”.

Lucky said that only his arm was injured in the attack. But despite his good fortune, he said he lost many friends in the battle, including his sniper partner who was killed in front of him.

The bloody battle for Mariupol, from the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion last year, lasted until May 20, 2022.

It ended in a victory for Russia, and he told Lucky in 1843 that he believed nearly 30,000 civilians had been killed, through the United Nations At that time the number was just over 1,300 people. Currently Mariupol is still under Russian occupation.

The magazine reported that Lucky was forced to surrender and sent to a concentration camp in the Donetsk region, where he was held in a room with more than 600 people.

He lost 20 kilograms in weight after being forced to sleep on a concrete floor and given a small cup of water each day. While many Ukrainian soldiers were tortured and beaten, Lucky said he survived the worst of it.

“I think I was lucky,” he said.

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Four months later, he was released in a prisoner exchange. Lucky said he wanted to return to Mariupol and fight for its liberation. He said he believed Ukrainian forces could reach the city this year.

“We have to come back and win this season any way we can,” he said. “I dream of revenge.”

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