Hi!
I am ordinary former inhabitant of Donbass – region, where is war now. Until end of 2014 I lived in Donetsk and then three months – in small town Dzerzhinsk, where also were combat operations in suburban. Before war I was some kind of survivalist – I had a shotgun, I liked hiking, DIY-hobbies and so on. And when on my city begun fall missiles, I understood that I am completely not prepared to this scenario. Please, don’t judge my text strictly – I do not know English well, but I hope that my experience will help somebody in future crysis. And, also, it can help better understand, what happens in Donbass.
I am not pro-russian and I am not a fanatic ukrainan patriot. I am just a victim of this damned war.
As I have said, I had a shotgun, Maverick 88 – I bought it in April 2014 for 550 $. For permission to buy gun I bribed my well-known policeman. It was last pump-action shotgun in gunshops of Donetsk, other were already bought – somebody wanted to be militant (or separatist, if you like), somebody wanted to protect yourself in emergency cases when police can’t help. I also hoped that shotgun will be good usefull thing, but I was wrong.
I was surprised soon. City police (generally, in Ukraine police called “militia”, but I will use common term “police” for it) was on the side of separatists. They did not anything when they had seen armed men)) I had bought gun in April and already in May in the city had arrived first parties of well armed Russian mercenaries (or volunteers, if you like). Police was on the side of DNR (Donetsk people’s Republic) and can help nothing.
From this moment shotgun was useless. Separatists was armed with AK-74, they constantly walks on two or three and my shotgun unlikely can help me. But, after all, social chaos and rise of robbery in city not happened then. Of course, militants taken away many cars on the their’s check-points and simply on the streets, but they did not robber ordinary flats (as a rule they didn’t it, but were also exceptions…). Police had continued secure order, so shotguns turned out to be useless. I did not say nobody that I had it, because separatists seized hunting guns from civil peoples.
If you are interested, I can also tell about GRAD missile attacks, destructions and shelters, troubles at check-point (separatist’s and Ukrainian army’s) and life when people have not electricity, heating and water.
I am ordinary former inhabitant of Donbass – region, where is war now. Until end of 2014 I lived in Donetsk and then three months – in small town Dzerzhinsk, where also were combat operations in suburban. Before war I was some kind of survivalist – I had a shotgun, I liked hiking, DIY-hobbies and so on. And when on my city begun fall missiles, I understood that I am completely not prepared to this scenario. Please, don’t judge my text strictly – I do not know English well, but I hope that my experience will help somebody in future crysis. And, also, it can help better understand, what happens in Donbass.
I am not pro-russian and I am not a fanatic ukrainan patriot. I am just a victim of this damned war.
As I have said, I had a shotgun, Maverick 88 – I bought it in April 2014 for 550 $. For permission to buy gun I bribed my well-known policeman. It was last pump-action shotgun in gunshops of Donetsk, other were already bought – somebody wanted to be militant (or separatist, if you like), somebody wanted to protect yourself in emergency cases when police can’t help. I also hoped that shotgun will be good usefull thing, but I was wrong.
I was surprised soon. City police (generally, in Ukraine police called “militia”, but I will use common term “police” for it) was on the side of separatists. They did not anything when they had seen armed men)) I had bought gun in April and already in May in the city had arrived first parties of well armed Russian mercenaries (or volunteers, if you like). Police was on the side of DNR (Donetsk people’s Republic) and can help nothing.
From this moment shotgun was useless. Separatists was armed with AK-74, they constantly walks on two or three and my shotgun unlikely can help me. But, after all, social chaos and rise of robbery in city not happened then. Of course, militants taken away many cars on the their’s check-points and simply on the streets, but they did not robber ordinary flats (as a rule they didn’t it, but were also exceptions…). Police had continued secure order, so shotguns turned out to be useless. I did not say nobody that I had it, because separatists seized hunting guns from civil peoples.
If you are interested, I can also tell about GRAD missile attacks, destructions and shelters, troubles at check-point (separatist’s and Ukrainian army’s) and life when people have not electricity, heating and water.