One of the most difficult places on the map of Ukraine during the invasion was the Crimean Isthmus, where one of the first enemies was met by a separate battalion of marines. To stop the advance of the tank column, it was decided to blow up the Genichesky road bridge.

According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Vitalii Volodymyrovych Skakun, an engineer of a separate battalion, agreed to perform this task. The bridge was mined, but he did not have time to leave.

According to the brothers, Vitalii got in touch and said that he was blowing up the bridge. An explosion was heard immediately.

«Our brother died. His heroic deed significantly slowed the advance of the enemy, which allowed the unit to redeploy and organize the defence. The Marine Command will apply to the High Command to award the state award to sailor Skakun Vitalii Volodymyrovych,» – the statement reads.

We will add that Vitalii Skakun was a graduate of the Higher professional school №20 in Lviv.

We will remind that doctors in the Lviv military hospital rescue the first wounded from military operations after the invasion of Russia.

Translated by Vitalii Holich

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