Vor jedem Kampfeinsatz folgt ein Mi-8-Pilot mit dem Rufzeichen „Kryzhyk“ einer unveränderlichen Tradition – er sendet seiner Frau eine Nachricht: „Ich liebe dich.“

**“These are emotions that can’t be put into words. Not because we are heroes, but because we hit our targets. We destroyed the occupiers, stopped the assault, helped the infantry — and there are now fewer people on this planet who invaded our land,” says a Mi-8 pilot with the callsign “Kryzhyk,” describing the emotions of carrying out combat missions.**

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