"Wife was shocked": The Armed Forces sapper returned to the forefront after losing his leg (photo)

Andriy Ilkiv is one of 14 Ukrainian sappers who continue to dispose of mines, despite their injuries. According to him, in the first moments after the explosion, you can provide first aid - impose a turnstile; Initially, you do not feel the pain, there is numbness, the shock covers later. Demand specialist, 37-year-old Andriy Ilkiv returned to the front only eight months after he lost his leg, exploded on a mini. About it reports Sky News.

The Armed Forces fighter has four children, he is one of 14 Ukrainian sappers who continue to neutralize mines, despite the wounds that they got during the mine. According to estimates, a third of the territory of Ukraine is clogged with mines and other ammunition. "Of course, there is fear when you come back, but on the other hand, you know that with the help of a metal detector, a sapper blade and special equipment, you can move and, in general, carry out mine work," the military said.

According to Andrei Ilkiv, his wife was "surprised and shocked" when he decided to continue his work in the Armed Forces as a sapper, after all, she had to accept it. Ilkiv was injured in the village of Dementyevka, Kharkiv region, when an anti -personnel mine was buried underground. "At first you do not feel the pain, in such a moment, you can give first aid - impose a turnstile. Until you are covered by the state of shock," - explained the Sapper of the Armed Forces.