One of the Ukrainian fighters of “Azovstal”, Dmytro Kozatsky, known under the pseudonym Orest, who published several photos with a strong emotional impression of Ukrainian defenders at the factory in Mariupol, said that he will return to the army.

The Ukrainian fighter was captured in May and released by Russia in September, along with more than 200 others, including other Azovstal defenders and foreign nationals who fought for Ukraine.

“Today is the first day I returned to military service,” Dmytro wrote on his Twitter account, where in April he published photos of plant defenders in the port city of Mariupol.

Dmytro published a photo in which he is wearing a T-shirt with the logo of the US State Department.

The Azovstal defender looks much weaker now than he did before he was captured by the Russians.

Ukrainian soldier Dmytro Kozatskyi, also known as the “eyes and voice of Azovstal”, also recently posted a photo showing the destruction caused by the Russians, indicating that his home is one of the few still standing.

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Who is Dmytro Kozatskyi, “the eyes and voice of Azovstal”

According to local media, Dmytro Kozatsky is 26 years old and was born in Zhytomyr district. Until 2014, he studied political science at the Ostroh Academy of the Rivne region, then joined the National Guard of Ukraine.

According to Hromadske, a fighter nicknamed Orest joined the Azov regiment in 2017.

Then Dmytro Kozatsky became responsible for the press service of the battalion, local media reported.

In Ukraine, Dmytro Kozatskyi is considered “the eyes and voice of Azovstal”.

On May 10, when Russian troops tried to capture the Azovstal metallurgical plant, Dmytro Kozatsky published several photos in which the main characters were the wounded defenders of Azovstal.

What he wrote before handing over

“Well, that’s all. Thank you from the shelters of Azovstal – the place of my death and my life,” he wrote in the post, to which he added the last two photos taken at the Mariupol Metallurgical Plant before he was captured by the Russians.

Dmytro Kozatsky posted the last two photos from Azovstal:

On May 10, when Russian troops tried to capture the Azovstal metallurgical plant, Dmytro Kozatsky published several photos in which the main characters were the wounded defenders of Azovstal.

On May 16, another photo of Dmytro Kozatskyi, which depicts a Ukrainian soldier in a beam of light, went viral on social networks and was called “The light will win.”

Also, the day after Ukraine’s victory at Eurovision thanks to the Kalush Orchestra, Dmytro published a video in which a Ukrainian fighter sings the song “Stephania” during the bombing of a metallurgical plant.

On May 2, Dmytro Kozatskyi posted his photo on Twitter, saying that it would be perfect for the “last shot.”

“Photography describes me best, even in the most terrible moments I can find something wonderful. But I think this photo will be just the beginning. The beginning of our liberation and victory,” Dmytro concluded his message.

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