"The main thing for me, if God forbid I die, let it be quick. So that there would be no things like torn off arms, legs, flesh," says Runa. The girl has been serving for 6 years, all full-time, there at the positions. She talks about her everyday life in the army on social networks Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/tyasm1n?igs...) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@tyasm1n?_t=8i....

How did she join the army? What does she do in the brigade? What makes her cry? What do the wives of her friends write to her about? Why does she keep her blog, what are the dumbest questions asked by civilians and which celebrities did not respond to her requests for help? What annoys her in the army? And who does she despise?

On Mariupol, home front support, the biggest fear, on there love in the army. And also – what the mobilization should be like: "There are a lot of just big guys walking around and they are not at all interested in what is happening there."

Watch and listen to the "++ podcast" — a conversation between serviceman Serhii Hnezdilov and servicewoman Runa of the 56th brigade.

00:00 introduction of the guest
01:19 why did Runa decide to join the army and how did she get into the 56th brigade
04:18 is it difficult to be a woman in the army?
06:23 with whom Runa is more comfortable in the team: with boys or with girls
07:38 how to move on when brothers in arms die
07:54 "when I buried our sister Oksana... I came and said that I will not go to any more funerals"
09:03 "it's easier for me to talk to my comrades than to call someone from civilians"
09:28 on the evacuation of the wounded from Pisky
10:44 can civilians understand what war is
13:36 "we have many losses, very many"
14:52 on mobilization: "I'm in favor of some kind of replacement"
15:28 "a lot of big guys walking around and they are not at all interested in what is happening there"
17:24 whom Runa despises
19:01 on relations in the unit
21:46 "one of the projectiles flew right into his hole where he lived... his whole head was pierced directly, the contacts in his eyes were boiled"
23:05 "then I just returned to the position, climbed into the hole and just cried"
24:13 "the wives of my friends write to me very often"
25:09 on the most annoying thing in the army
26:55 "instead of going to work, we sit because we have to prepare acts"
27:19 is love possible in the army?
29:47 "the commander told me that we are opening a meeting for the battalion, you will lead it; I ask how much there is, and he says one million two hundred"
30:02 "now home front support has become very weak"
32:03 "there are no FPV drones arriving at the positions since these anti-drones have been standing"
33:01 what are the dumbest questions civilians have asked Runa during TikTok streams
36:16 "once I started a livestream, and they started shelling"
37:23 "the most important thing for me, if God forbid I die, that it be quick, so that there was no things like torn off arms, legs, flesh"
38:37 "when I arrived for the evacuation, I didn't even know that it was him – it was all blood and all"
40:21 would Runa sign the contract if she knew in advance what these years in the army would be like
41:36 whether she will leave the army after the end of the war
42:31 "I now feel and I know that there is a benefit from me"
43:12 "I want to visit a place where there are fewer people, where there are only animals, nature"
44:02 on her dream, life and service in Mariupol: "a lot of memories, I hope we will bring it back"

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