Bieber, un finlandese di 24 anni, presta servizio in Ucraina: “Ricordiamo il bombardamento di Helsinki. Ecco perché la Finlandia capisce cosa sta succedendo in Ucraina.”

A soldier with the call sign Bieber, a 24-year-old Finn, serves with Ukraine’s 42nd Mechanized Brigade. A member of a reconnaissance platoon, he has been clearing the village of Novopavlivka in the Dnipro region of Russian troops for more than three months, as they continually attempt to enter and entrench themselves there.

“I’ve been here in Ukraine about four or five months, and fighting in Novopavlivka for roughly three months. I came because I’ve always wanted to go to war. I also have certain skills, so why not use them? My family wasn’t very happy about it, but they knew they couldn’t stop me. This is what I want to do. This is what I’ve always wanted to do. They understand, but they don’t like it.”

— Inside Finland, is there strong support for Ukrainians in this war?

“Support is huge. Because of our history with Russia. We’ve been in this situation before and we understand it. Everyone has heard stories from their grandfathers about going to war, about what the Russians did, how they bombed Helsinki and other places. So we understand very well what is happening in Ukraine.”

— What can you say about Russian soldiers as fighters?

“Most of them just get scared and run. They hear English, they see me in my cool European gear and they’re terrified. We get their intercepted communications from command and hear: ‘Oh no, an assault group is here. Run, hide.’”

— Can you tell us about the latest operation in Novopavlivka a few days ago?

“We were told there were five or six Russians who had entered the village and attacked allied positions. We were tasked with tracking them down. We didn’t know exactly where they’d gone, so we systematically checked all surrounding areas. Eventually we found several dead. We fired a grenade launcher at a house where we found bodies and footprints. We hit it hard. When we finally got there, we saw they had left their mobile phones, radios and backpacks.”

— Are Russians trying to enter Novopavlivka with heavy equipment, like tanks or armored vehicles?

“Yes, they try, but not recently. Mostly they try to seize tree lines, but they all get killed. They don’t even make it there. Our FPV units are just awesome.”

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Russia left my grandpa with shrapnel in his back and his heart ruined due to the consequent infection.

We’ll stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes.

Greetings from Finland.