Master Vitaly Pryadka’s brigade defends the border in Sumy Oblast!
Master Vitaly Pryadka came to work at “Automagistral-Pivden” in 2017. He has been working in the company since then. From the beginning of the war, Vitaliy headed the headquarters of the local TRO. Yury Moskalenko, a bulldozer operator, and dump truck drivers Oleksandr Moskalenko, Vyacheslav Laguta, and Oleksandr Kostyuchenko serve together with Vitaly. All are also highway drivers.
During the occupation, Gluhiv was in the rear of the enemy. The Ukrainian defense forces managed to stop the armored convoys of the Rashists, preventing them from entering the city. During the entire period of occupation of Sumy Oblast, the local TRO together with the military maintained a circular defense. – As builders, we were very sorry to destroy some infrastructure facilities, but we had to, – Vitaly says. – And some bridges were blown up by Russian troops when they were fleeing from the region.
Glukhiv is a city with an outstanding history. Almost 400 years ago, it was one of the centers of resistance to Russian aggression. In March-June 1668, the city withstood the longest siege in its history. Moscow guns leveled the city with the ground, the enemy had a tenfold advantage, but the will of the Cossacks to resist remained indomitable. Gluhiv is almost on the border with the Russian Federation, therefore the main tasks of the TRO are to observe enemy actions, patrol, identify and destroy DRGs. There are no direct hostilities here yet. But shelling continues almost every day. – We are very grateful to our native company, which continues to support us and pay our salaries, because we are considered a volunteer unit. We know, we read about the fact that our teams are already rebuilding bridges and restoring roads in Sumy Oblast. We are proud of our company. All the guys with me really want to go back to work. However, we understand that the enemy may try to attack Ukraine again from the northern direction at any time. But after the Victory, we will definitely return to “Automagistral-Pivden” again, because our company is the best, – concludes Vitaly.
