"I heard the scream of my older son. I see - he is lying on the ground wounded. And the car where #Artem was sitting was on fire. I shout: "#Artem, get out!" And he says: "Mom, I can't stand on my feet," recalls the boys' mother, #Elena

Despite the shock & a through-and-through wound, #Elena managed to pull both sons out of the burning car and call an ambulance. #Anatoliy had an amputation of the front part of his right foot, as well as a severe wound with a defect of the heel bone on the left.

Despite his venerable age, #Anatoliy successfully climbed the mountain. Wearing a T-shirt with a portrait of his grandson, #Artem_Kozii — an 18-year-old sailor of the #36th Separate Marine Brigade, who died in 2020 in the Joint Forces Operation zone near #Pavlopol (#Donetsk region).

Besides his grandson, #Anatoliy lost his son-in-law — #Artem and #Alina’s father, #Yevhen_Kozii. He died defending #Mariupol in 2022, serving in the #36th Separate Marine Brigade, where #Artem also served.