Bride drives 700 kilometres: Dyke Pole fighter gets married on front line
OLENA BARSUKOVA - FRIDAY, 25 NOVEMBER 2022 In a separate Special Forces Battalion Dyke Pole ("Wild Field"), a new family was created: soldier Volodymyr with the call sign "Metelyk" ("Butterfly") got married right on the front line. His fiancee Maria drove 700 kilometres to marry the fighter.
"Maria was very scared to go to her future husband, but true love is stronger than fear," Dyke Pole says.
Photos from the wedding on the front line were published by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and Dyke Pole Battalion on Facebook. The press service of the battalion told the story of the newlyweds in a comment to Ukrainska Pravda.Life.
Volodymyr is a fighter of one of the units of the Dyke Pole Battalion, which is part of a Separate Special Purpose Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces named after Ivan Bohun.
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"His sworn brothers describe him as a fearless fighter who evacuates the wounded under shelling, takes an active part in assaults and saves many soldiers.
He is very talented and brave, and was awarded the Order for Courage of the III degree," Dyke Pole members said.
The man joined the battalion in April, and has not seen his beloved since then. Volodymyr also celebrated his birthday on the front.
The fighter's wife Maria works for an export company. She has not seen her future husband for eight months, but she came to him to get married.
"We really wanted to meet, but Volodymyr could not leave the military unit, because he has numerous responsibilities. And one day he called me and proposed. I immediately agreed," Maria said.
Volodymyr really wanted to share this holiday with his battle brothers.
"We have been through a lot together, it was important for me that my sworn brothers were with me. They are my second family," Volodymyr said.
"To come 700 km away to get married on the front line, why? - The chief of staff asked the bride before signing the papers. You know he doesn't take care of himself, but now he'll remember that his wife is waiting for him at home.
That's how they are, Ukrainian women," the General Staff says about the wedding.
After the wedding, the fighter continues to serve in the battalion. And after the victory, the couple has one plan - "to live in their own house in the wonderful city of Zhytomyr under a peaceful sky."
Background: Earlier, a defender of Zmiinyi (Snake) Island got married in Kharkiv after returning from captivity. Also, defender of Azovstal Lev Pashko with the call sign "Horus" got married after being released from Russian captivity.
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