“Only by God’s will did I avoid stepping on any of them.”

The enemy is just a few hundred metres away, with an open field and a mined trench all around. A wounded soldier is trapped inside and has to be rescued. A medic with the call sign Socrates explains just how dangerous these rescue operations can be.

This is one of the stories of the fighters from the Terek Cossack Brigade. People from all across Russia and of many different nationalities serve here side by side. Learn more about their work in Tatiana Borshch’s film ‘Cossacks: ‘Terek’ Brigade’ (2025).

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