Liga Smihu star and now AFU soldier Viktor Rozovyi reveals he miraculously survived a shrapnel wound to the head

Victor Rozovyi, the star of Ukrainian standup show Liga Smihu, recalled a moment at the front when he experienced "second birth" - the comedian miraculously survived a shrapnel wound to the head. Thanks to a combat medic and his comrades, he is now able to live.

Viktor Rozovyi shared the moment of his rescue and the events that led to his injury on Instagram. The comedian noted that he came under mortar fire in late March last year.

"On March 21, 2024, we heard that the Russians were going to enter our neighborhood at night through a walkie-talkie. Disturbing news indeed. Thus, here I was, taking my position, putting my rifle up, and getting ready to meet them. But of course, the Russians had to prepare everything before the attack, so they shelled us with mortars. I won't say when exactly I happened to be on the bed with a shrapnel wound to my head because I don't remember," the soldier recalled.

As the comedian says today, he was very lucky to join the battalion because there was a combat medic who literally saved Rozovyi's life.

"I can say for sure that on that day I was very lucky that my friends (whom I did not know at the time) from the 2nd and 3rd companies of the Anti-Tank Battalion of the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade arrived to help us. Among them was a combat medic with the call sign "Patrick," who promised that day that there would be no deaths on his shift. It's a good thing I didn't ruin his statistics, because you don't want to disappoint combat medics," Viktor joked.

He shared the names of the soldiers responsible for his rescue. One of them was also wounded, but he did everything to save his comrade's life.

"I know that I have to thank my friends with the call signs 'Did' (Grandfather), 'Jesus' and 'Hun' (Gong, title in China). All of them, together with my partner 'Hutsul', who at that time had three shell fragments in his body and a wounded arm, did everything to ensure that I could publish this post now," the soldier added.

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