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Hairdresser in the afternoon, hunter behind drones at night: as a volunteer from Kiev knocks Russian UAV

Oleksandr Shamshur, together with other fighters from the metropolitan detachment of territorial defense, alternates on the roof with a restored Soviet machine gun "Maxim" during attacks of hostile drones. 41-year-old Oleksandr Shamsur in the afternoon works as a hairdresser, and at night, together with other fighters from the capital detachment of territorial defense, it alternates on the roof, waiting for attacks of enemy drones-Kamikadze.

Its history on Sunday, February 19, was published by Reuters. Shamshur, along with other volunteers-a lawyer and businessman in ordinary life-are tracking air anxiety and trying to knock down the drone of Iranian production of Shahd-136 with the help of a restored machine gun "Maxim" of World War II. On the night of December 29 to December 30, 2022, his unit on the roof knocked down two drones over Kiev. The team also conveys acquired skills with other volunteer formation.

"I am a very happy person. Why? Because I defend my country, I defend our Ukrainian people," says a resident of the agency to a resident of the agency during my duty. In doing so, he is glad that he can continue to work as a hairdresser - to come to the salon, to communicate with people and to do what he loves and knows. At the same time, volunteers try not to talk about the war in Ukraine.

Shamshur assures that for the whole year of a full -scale war he did not think of leaving the capital, to escape from the Russian forces approaching Kiev. After the invasion, he helped evacuate people and deliver products to peaceful residents. The DFTG (volunteer formation of the territorial community) "Dream", which "hunts" Russian drones in Kiev, was also reported on the TSN website. Journalists said that the detachment includes taxi drivers, lawyers, massage therapists and judges.

They all continue to engage in their usual activities in a peaceful life, but in parallel with this are involved in the air defense of the capital. They do not receive from TRO salaries. The fighters of one of these airways set up their position on the roof of a regular Kiev high -rise building. They are in service with Maxim's machine gun, which Shamshur told.