Details of the death of a volunteer who died in Ukraine were revealed
The body of T. Valentėlis was pulled out of the battlefield at night from Tuesday to Wednesday. It was a complex operation. It was performed by elite Ukrainian troops.
« The operation was done earlier, failed, I have to admit. There were even three soldiers injured. Now it was decided to do much more seriously, Ukrainian special forces were used, » said John Ohman, founder of Blue/Yellow.
« I saw the whole plan about what was going to do and what forces were to look at.
« They did their job well. Despite the fact that there was a certain battle, artillery, but without a loss, they did everything perfectly, » Mr Ohman said.
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Soldiers participated in the operation with a Blue/Yellow -handed equipment that masks at night.
« For example, the lung, the poncho, where it allows for the night, is not visible at night – there is no heat, » Ohman said.
From Biržai, T. Valentėlis was killed in mid -March, carrying out a task in Kupjansk district, eastern Ukraine. Ukrainians recently recovered this area.
« It could not be taken because the territory was controlled by drones. The enemy controls the territory of fire in full, » the volunteer explained.
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The Lithuanian has served less than half a year in the Legion of Ukraine in the Ukrainian Legion. It was his first exit to the front. T. Valentėlis performed the task with the American – the latter survived.
« They went outside, saw the drone, the drone pushed them. Obviously, the American seems to me to be injured before. The artillery ammunition hit him, the kid stayed in the place where he was, » Ušinskas said.
The President of Lithuania also expressed his condolences.
« The Ukrainians fight and die for freedom. Ukrainian freedom is the freedom of Europe and Lithuania. Rest in peace, a bold volunteer who went to fight for Ukraine and Lithuania, » said Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda.
« Now the body will be handed over, the Lithuanian Armed Forces will be brought. Everything is very good, » said the founder of Blue/Yellow.
According to the minister, what a farewell will be in Lithuania will primarily depend on the wishes of the family.
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« As you know, the dead soldier was not a soldier of the Lithuanian Armed Forces before becoming a volunteer in Ukraine. He was a soldier of the Ukrainian armed forces, but it is still very important to us, and it is very important to me personally, » said Dovilė Šakalienė, Minister of National Defense.
This is the second Lithuanian who died on the front of the Ukraine. Last February, 42 -year -old Tadas Tumas, a giant nicknamed. Together with the Ukrainian, they transported mines to the bachmut to the front lines when the Russian drone hit the car. Previously served in the Lithuanian National Defense Volunteer Force. T. Tumas is buried in Antakalnis Cemetery.
