Call sign Donbass

– (in Ukrainian) They started ironing again, the masks were shameful.

– (in Ukrainian) Oles, is he going to pour out all the swill like that? – Olena is indignant.

– (in Ukrainian) Do you hear, meat? Be more economical with fuel. We're still going to hang out here.

– And that's it already.... I sew.

The veterinarian takes sterile threads and a needle from the first-aid kit. He exhales deeply and begins to sew without anesthesia. Donbass is grinding its teeth in pain.

– (in Ukrainian) Is it painful, Maskal? You'll die even more painfully. With the soldering iron turned on in the ass.

– (in Ukrainian) Or with mounting foam. Olena adds.

The vet finishes and looks at Olesya. The latter sharply points his pistol at his forehead and shoots without hesitation. The corpse drops dead.

– (in Ukrainian) Should we leave this one here?

An explosion is heard outside and glass fragments fly towards the militants with a shock wave. They cover themselves with their backs and arms. Olena falls on his back from the window and a large fragment from an exploding shell sticks out of his eye.

– (in Ukrainian) No, it's in candeika. Otherwise, he will die before the arrival of the Pole.

– (in Ukrainian) What about me?" groans Olena.

– (in Ukrainian) And you were a sucker because you died. – Oles turns to Vasyl – Don't forget the first-aid kit bottle.

And the two of them take the unconscious Donbass by the legs and drag him down the corridor into the darkness.

EPISODE 11

Donbass is lying on the floor and hears Olesya talking on a walkie-talkie in Russian with a Polish mercenary.

– Oles, we're on our way. We'll be there soon.

– The palm tree will meet you. – Oles answers.

– Welcome. End of communication.

Donbass looks around the room and sees a painting on the walls. "An apartment, or what? ». Oles changes the radio frequency.

– (in Ukrainian) Hey, guys. You should pay more attention there. Meet the black bandermobile. As soon as you see, light up. Bring down the rest of the strangers.

– (in Ukrainian) Accepted.

– (in Ukrainian) End of communication.

Vasil stands by the broken window with a sniper rifle and looks through the scope. Shot.

– (in Ukrainian) There is a contact.

– (in Ukrainian) And who? – Oles puts the radio on the table.

– (in Ukrainian) Yes, son. About 13 years old. I went to get water. Vasil grins. – Does it suck to die with dried fruit?!

– (in Ukrainian) We need to blow up their basement when we leave.

– (in Ukrainian) And how? The courtyard is shot through with masks. They're fucking grabbing house after house. I'd rather reshoot them this way. It's useful for practice.

– (in Ukrainian) The Pole has a grenade launcher. At least he was.

– (in Ukrainian) If there is anyone. What's going on in the world? Turn on the laptop.

Oles opens his laptop and clicks on the keys with his index finger. President Zelensky's voice is heard.

– (in Ukrainian) Dear fellow countrymen. Our troops have successfully crossed the border of the Russian invaders and are already very close to Rostov. The victory will be ours. glory to Ukraine.

– (in Ukrainian) Vasil laughs and shoots again. – There is a contact. Probably her dad. …Except we're totally fucked retreating.

– (in Ukrainian) Don't panic. Let's see what others say.

There is an explosion in the street. Oles picks up the radio.

– (in Ukrainian) Hey, palm tree, what do you have there?

Suddenly, a Russian bullet hits Vasilya in the eye and flies out with his brains through the back of his head. The dead body rolls to the floor.

– (in Ukrainian) The Pole was blown up. A drone shot the sniper on the roof. We're going down. We need to get out.

Chechen speech is heard from the entrance and at the end, a loud chorus: "Allahu Akbar!"

– (in Ukrainian) Palm tree, answer, palm tree.

Suddenly, a bullet flies out of the door and knocks Olesya to the ground. Two Chechen commandos enter slowly, one after the other. They look around all the rooms.

– (Chechen) It's clear. – The eldest is speaking on the radio. – There's a dead Russian here… – he comes up to Donbass and feels the pulse in his neck. "Oh, no," I said. Alive, barely breathing. I need to be hospitalized.

– (Chechen) The ambulance won't be able to get to you right now. Dangerous. Will you be able to deliver it to the position yourself? BMD will be waiting for you there.

– (Chechnya.) I'll send Shamil with Laslik. Meet me. End of communication. He puts the radio in his front pocket. – Laslik, did you hear what I said?

– (Chechen) Yes, brother. – He goes into the doorway and screams. – Shamil, where is Tee?

– (Chechen) What are you yelling about? I'm behind you.

– (Chechen) The commander is calling.

The Chechen commander leans towards Donbass.

"Does it hurt, son?" Be patient, you'll be a general.

EPISODE 12

The Central Military Field Clinical Hospital of the Russian Ministry of Defense. Day. The chief physician and the surgeon are examining a 3d X-ray of Donbass Bykov on a monitor in the resident's room. Comes in

– Boris Grigorievich. Here is the medical history.

"Read it."

– Medical indicators: Pulse is lowered. 60 over 100. The temperature is 38.4. He regains consciousness intermittently. He's delusional. I am not allergic to medications.

– And what is delusional?

– He tells jokes.

– Funny guy. – The second surgeon, Semyon Vasilyevich, is grinning.

– Semyon Vasilyevich. He's got a whole unexploded shell along the way, not a fragment… thank you, Lyusenka. Leave a medical history and prepare the operating room immediately. It will not withstand transportation to the Belgorod region. The ammunition was stuck between the aorta and the inferior vena cava in the immediate vicinity of the heart.

– The main problem, colleague, is the high risk of shell detonation – this factor poses a threat not only to the patient, but also to us. This will be a unique operation.

– Removing an unexploded shell from a body? It's a big risk. But those who do not drink champagne are not at risk. Semyon Vasilyevich, contact the commander of the unit. Have them give us bulletproof vests for a while.

– Are we going to carry out the operation in armor? Cool. We need to make a video of it.

"Why?"

EPISODE 13

Ward. Day. Donbass is lying with his eyes ajar on a cot. The head doctor approaches him with a colleague and a nurse.

– How are you feeling?

– It sucks. – Donbass answers in a half-whisper.

– Do you know what kind of surprise you have inside?

"The nurse told me."

– Yes, but we have to operate on you here and urgently. You are very weak.

– I'm against it.

"Why is that?"

– I don't want to set you up, God forbid it will explode again. I'm just another wounded man, and you can save a lot of people.

"Don't worry, young man. We'll all be there. It's inevitable. You have done your duty. You'll be under anesthesia. And now we will have to fulfill our own.

EPISODE 14

Tent operating room. Day. Doctors perform surgery in bulletproof vests. They take out a foreign object and hand it over to the sapper, who immediately takes it outside. A dull explosion is heard. The gurney with Donbass is wheeled out of the operating room and taken to the ward.

EPISODE 15

In the Central Military Field Clinical Hospital, in a tent for the sick, Donbass is sitting on a bed and playing cards with one-tenters. The head doctor comes in with a nurse. The patients quickly disperse to their beds.

– So… Ivan Bykov.

– That's right. Call sign: "Donbass".

"You're all right." I'm going to be discharged tomorrow. Are you going home?

"Not at all. I have a loan. And what should I do at home? Are cows twisting their tails and waiting for these Nazis to reach us? I'm more needed and useful on the fronts.

– Well, come on, good luck to you, Private Bykov. Try not to come to us and return home without prosthetics and crutches.

EPISODE 16

The headquarters tent of the Russian Armed Forces. The Colonel is sitting at the table. Donbass is coming in. He stands at attention and puts his right hand to his temple.

– Private Ivan Bykov. Call sign: "Donbass". May I enter?

"He's already in." Sit down. Have you come from the hospital? I heard about your injury. Do you want to go back to the front?

– That's right.

– And where would you like to go? You're the only one left alive from your platoon.

– Wherever the Motherland sends.

– Will you join the reconnaissance company? We have a dead end near Mariupol. The Nazis equipped every house for fortification. And they use civilians as a shield. The first floors of the high-rise buildings were equipped for armored vehicles. We lose a lot of our own. We only storm during the day.

"And at night?"

– The whole city is de-energized. And the nights are dark here.

– May I express my opinion?

"Tell me."

– What if we equip the scouts with night vision devices and how to approach one house quietly as a ninja? And quietly cut them with bayonet knives. When I was passed out by the Nazis, I noticed one thing.

– Continue?!

– They are, in fact, the same boys as ours. And even worse. There are a lot of drug addicts in Ukraine. And a hundred pounds, as soon as it gets dark, they kill themselves with drugs and booze.

– Heh, heh. I get you. In general, so. I'll give you a squad of scouts to report to. Explain all the nuances to them, and storm the nearest high-rise building.

– We need a couple of sappers. The approaches can be mined.

– Okay, I'll give you one. There are not enough specialists. And remember. If you follow orders, you'll get a sergeant. And maybe a reward.

Donbass is rising.

"May I go?"

– Go with God. Donbass.

Donbass heads for the door, and the colonel picks up the radio.

EPISODE 17

The outskirts of Mariupol. Night. April. Eleven soldiers of the Russian Armed Forces are standing in a line in the bushes. Commander of the Donbass branch, Beaver – deputy commander, Maloy – medical instructor, ethnicity, Muslim Bashkir, Musician, Sapper, Sniper, Buryat Buddhist, Ardent, Gloomy, Grenade launcher and Radio operator.

"Listen up. The Sapper goes first. Mayakovu and the others line up behind me. We start from the nearest entrance. We go in and knit them all. For no reason, don't shoot. Whoever bullies, eliminate with knives. Do not touch civilians. Presumably, the Nazis are on the second and last floors. There's probably a sniper on the roof. Is everything clear to everyone? We're working.

The Sapper starts moving first. He stops along the path and removes the tripwire. He goes on. It reaches the wall of the house. The gesture shows movement to everyone. The squad is secretly moving towards the house on their toes. They reach the house, and a line of scouts cautiously runs towards the entrance.

They enter the entrance and disperse into sectors. Then they are grouped again. The front door of one apartment on the second floor is open by forced entry.

The squad enters the apartment, and everyone disperses. Donbass sees a Nazi sleeping without memory. He takes out the handcuffs and puts them on his hands. He takes out a rope and ties his legs. Others do the same. After that, everyone gathers at the exit. A Sapper is approaching Donbass.

– Donbass. We took them all. Without firing a shot.

"Radio the base?" – the radio operator suggests

– no. There's no need to make noise here. The house hasn't been cleaned yet…

The squad quietly ascends the stairs to the top floor.

– Check the doors. If they are open, then we go in.

Donbass quietly goes out onto the roof and sees a militant sitting with his back and smoking. The others come out after him. The Nazi feels uncomfortable, turns around. Donbass punches him in the nose. He backs away and falls off the roof with his back down. It hits the asphalt and freezes.

"Then so be it. The basements need to be checked.

Sappers are clearing the entrance to the basement. After that, the scouts enter the basement and see the sleeping residents of the house. They're slowly being woken up.

– Oh, ours.

– You've been waiting.

"Quiet, comrades. We all get up and follow the Sapper in single file. You close up with the Gloomy and the Ardent. The rest of you follow me to the Bonder hut. Donbass and the fighters come out of the basement. A whole crowd gathers before the exit.

– Yes, you have the whole house here. – is surprised by the Ardent.

– no. They killed about twenty people. Mostly young girls.

"Those fiends. – The Gloomy One sympathizes.

People come out of the basement in single file and walk around the house. Two fighters are on guard.

EPISODE 18

The headquarters tent of the Russian Armed Forces. Day. There are a colonel, a major and a senior lieutenant sitting at the table. Donbass is coming in. He stands at attention and puts his right hand to his temple.

– Private Donbass Bykov. Call sign: "Donbass". May I enter?

"Not a private, but a sergeant. Have a seat. There is no truth in the legs. Well done. Your plan worked. At the formation, everyone will be thanked and recorded in their personal file. And you'll get a medal.

– I serve Russia!

– In the morning, our troops occupied almost a block after you, but the APU quickly regrouped and now they are unlikely to sleep at night. Guards will be posted. Or maybe they'll make a shield out of the tenants.

– May I suggest a suggestion?

"Permission granted." Especially since they're smart.

– What if we storm them around the clock? Ours are divided into two shifts. Some storm during the day, sleep at night. Do others storm at night and sleep during the day?

– Why, Comrade Colonel? The sergeant thinks sensibly. – the major is surprised. – Don't let them rest.

– To exhaust their psyche.

– We need to think over this plan. And you, Donbass, go and rest. Get some sleep. After all, after the hospital.

EPISODE 19

The yard is located in the forest. Day. Construction. The colonel and other officers are standing opposite. The major keeps a list of distinguished fighters.

– In the course of his courage, during a military operation, Sergeant Ivan Bykov is awarded a medal for bravery.

Donbass breaks down and approaches the colonel. He hangs up the medal and shakes his hand. Bykov salutes and returns to the ranks. The captain calls the next one.

EPISODE 20

The headquarters of the Russian Armed Forces. Day. Sitting at the table are: Colonel, Major and Sergeant Bykov.

– Well, tell me, what did you come up with? – The colonel begins.

– Comrade Colonel. Now, during the liberation of Mariupol, peaceful hostages are risking their lives, using the Nazis as a shield. But is it not a fact that they are not aware of the existence of our humanitarian corridor at all? We need to notify them.

– And how to do it?

– Flyers. In World War II, leaflets were scattered by airplanes. But now the air defense is more powerful, and the planes are not the same. Therefore, planes should be replaced with drones.

– And I think that the leaflets can be placed in an artillery shell. – The major suggests. – Instead of a fragmentation warhead. It will turn out to be, so to speak, a propaganda shell. And shoot them at the city centers.

– Well, yes. Drones can shoot you down. – Adds the Colonel.

– And by the way, attach exit maps in the flyers.

– Well done, Sergeant Bykov. – The colonel smiles. – Well thought out. Major, in general, arrange it. And I'll report this to the general staff of the SVO. To apply it all over the front.

The major stands up, salutes and leaves.

– And to you, Sergeant, I would like to thank you for a clever idea.

Donbass stands at attention.

– I serve Russia!

EPISODE 21

The edge of the forest steppe. Day. The artillery crew loads a howitzer with a red propaganda shell and shoots vertically upwards. An explosion occurs in the sky and in a few minutes the whole neighborhood is showered with leaflets.

– First, I'm Salute. Works. – The commander of the crew reports on the radio with a smile.

"Then we'll go downtown." Fire!

– Yes, in the city center.

The commander removes the radio and commands.

– Battery salvo

The guns are firing in one burst. The crews quickly run up and load the red shells again. Another volley.

EPISODE 22

The outskirts of Mariupol. Day. The humanitarian corridor. Soldiers stand on both sides of the road, and passenger buses and ambulances are parked at the end. Volunteers escort exiting civilians to the buses. Those who need help are taken to the doctors. Donbass stands with a machine gun. Three preschoolers are talking nearby. Their mother is sitting in front of a doctor who is conducting an examination.