Orest is the commandant of the Skela military museum complex. It was there that a shelter was arranged for the residents of Korosten during the enemy shelling in February-March 2022. One and a half meters of concrete and 17 meters of granite protected the people. But they still had to go down there.

When the air raid was announced on March 6, Orest seemed to feel something. He began to drive people from the street to the safety of the building. He was the only one who didn’t make it. When the russian plane dropped the bomb, he was just running up to the armored door. The blast wave hit him from behind and slammed him into this armored door. It smashed his face, contused him, and damaged his spine. Orest was given first aid by a nurse who was in the shelter...