The photo of Vitaliy Skakun has conquered all international media today. He died after a bridge in Henichesk was blown up to stop the advance of a convoy of Russian tanks. Skakun did not have time to leave and volunteered to perform the task.
" Our friend died. "His heroic deed significantly slowed down the enemy's advance, which allowed the unit to redeploy and reorganize its defense," the statement from the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said.
" On this difficult day for our country, when the Ukrainian people are repelling the Russian invaders in all directions, one of the most difficult places on the map of Ukraine was the Isthmus of Perekop, where a special naval battalion was one of the first to meet the enemy " , quotes the statement of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
To stop the advance of the tank column, the decision was made to blow up the Henichesk bridge.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said that Vitaliy Skakun, a battalion engineer, volunteered to perform this task. He did not have time to leave and died there.
