“I used to protect one person, but now I’m protecting the whole country.” The story of “Sportyk”, a National Guard soldier
Pravda Ukraine
Oleksandr, who goes by the alias Sportyk, is defending the country in one of the most combat-ready battalions of the 5th Slobozhanska Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine. Although he used to work as a bodyguard, today he is a sergeant who has been through fierce battles.