Ivanka Zimerman, call sign “Raketa” (Missile). She’s not doing anything glorious or fancy — she’s not manning mortars or SPGs, not storming treelines, not ramming FPVs into Russian noggins — but what she does is equally important on a human level.
Original source: Fragment of an interview for Radio Svoboda UA https://youtu.be/hekOOYRKMrg
Aired: June 1, 2025
English translation and subtitles by the author of this channel. All rights reserved.
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*Notes:*
1st Separate Territorial Defense Brigade “Ivan Bohun” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Special_Purpose_Brigade_(Ukraine).
The brigade has been fighting since its inception in March 2022 and participated in the liberation of Chernihiv, Kherson, Zhytomyr, and Kyiv regions. In 2022, the brigade’s units fought heavy battles during the liberation of Kharkiv region and the counteroffensive on Beryslav (Kherson region).
(8:45) Q-Course — The Special Forces Qualification Course (SFQC), informally, the Q Course
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Special_Forces_selection_and_training
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