Tag: comics
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[Sharing] Sweat Saves Blood – RYBAR 88
the city taken with blood spilled in a dark railway station Yegor Zakharov was born in the village of Ulybino, Iskitimsky District, into a family of rural schoolteachers. Sport came into his life early: he took up cross-country skiing, competed for the district team, and at seventeen took part in the Russian Championship in the…
Nicolas Cinquini
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[Sharing] Caspian’s Baptism of Fire – RYBAR 87
SMO tests a commander’s mettle Enver Albertovich Nabiev, call sign “Caspian,” was born in Kaspiysk, Dagestan ASSR, into a close-knit working-class family. After graduating from school in his hometown, he enrolled at the Kazan Higher Tank Command School and dedicated his life to military service. At the beginning of 2022, he was assigned to the…
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[Sharing] The Price of the Reverse Azimuth – RYBAR 86
the future begins with the lessons of the past In the hospital cafeteria, Ragnar is talking to an old comrade about his return and the future. Nine months of recovery are nearly over; yet their quiet conversation keeps circling back to things that are harder to discuss. Why is he so certain he must return?…
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[Sharing] Six Months Under the Tank – RYBAR 85
intelligence from the metal dragon Late December 2025. Near Konstantinovka, a captured T-72 launches one of those breakthroughs which are usually leaving behind nothing but dry lines in official reports —lines which are actually concealing much deeper stories. Inside the vehicle are three tankers, including 23-year-old commander call-signed “Kavkaz,” whose stance is simple: no retreat,…
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[Sharing] A Family Lives Here – RYBAR 84
some take away, the others do not leave behind On the outskirts of Kostiantynivka, amid the ruins, a family lives: Yulia, her husband, and little Sonechka. Barely half the walls of their home remain, supplies are running out, and only a single inscription, scrawled on the surviving masonry – “A FAMILY LIVES HERE” — can…
Nicolas Cinquini
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[Sharing] Five to One – RYBAR 83
a reward shared by all March 2022, a strategic height near Dementievka, Kharkiv region. A platoon is occupying a barren hill, devoid of water or shelter, yet possessing one crucial advantage: it is commanding a view of a key road and all approaches to it, upon which the movement of the entire front in this…
Nicolas Cinquini
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[Sharing] Autumn near Bakhmut – RYBAR 82
the balance between command and trust Autumn 2023, the front line near Bakhmut. The troops are exhausted and conditions are brutal, but everything changes with the arrival of a new commander. Even before his arrival, rumors are swirling around the man with the call sign Mech [Sword]: he is possessing genuine combat experience and a…
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[Sharing] Ribbon on the Helmet – RYBAR 81
how one symbol divided us and them A scout with the callsign Hasan had everything to stay home. Before the war, he worked as a driver for Gazprom and had a full legal exemption from mobilization. When partial mobilization began, he could have stayed —his documents were in order, and his company wouldn’t release him.…
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[Sharing] The Grey Sky of Hostomel – RYBAR 80
the way to our guys through fire and smoke A column of three ACVs moves toward Hostomel under a low grey sky. Somewhere ahead, beyond the smoke and the shattered road, there should be Russian troops — exhausted, cut off, possibly already down to their last rounds and strength. Nursultan leads the vehicles, knowing they…
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[Sharing] Half a Meter from Death – RYBAR 79
under the sights of an enemy drone April 2026. DPR. Somewhere near Oleksandrivka, on the territory of the DPR, in the middle of a modest tree line, a 2S7M Malka crew has already taken its position. The position is prepared and camouflaged with branches, the ammunition is already laid out, and the vehicle is braced…
