Dagestani fighter Abdullayev told about defending a dugout alone
Magomed Abdullayev, a soldier of the assault company of the 136th brigade of the Russian Armed Forces with the call sign Sudya, shared in a conversation with Izvestia details of the defense of the dugout, which he held for eight days with a comrade and another 21 days alone.
According to the attacker, they walked to their destination point for several days, sleeping in shelters as there was a great danger of incoming attacks. The military man added that he never gave up hope for a second, even though he admitted he could die.
"I didn't give up hope for a second, not even for a second. There was one moment when I almost doubted that I could physically get out myself, because you run out of strength when it's cold, when it's wet and you sleep without a sleeping bag," Abdullayev recalled.
He admitted that he cried when he lost friends in combat, but was forced to keep his cool during the mission.
"I didn't want to let down the personnel, my commanders. I held on to the last one. I knew that if I surrendered, it would mean the end of our whole mission, all my dead friends. I could not afford to surrender like that and fail the mission," the fighter emphasized.
Abdurakhman, Magomed Abdullayev's father, told Izvestia that it is not customary in their family to give up.
"He had to stand his ground, <...> my father raised me this way, I raised my children this way," Abdurakhman said, adding that both his sons, the elder Magomed and the younger Ibragim, have been at the front since day one.
Magomed, he continued, does not like to leave the front line for long.
"He gets a little healed and says, 'My friends are there, guys, I'll go forward,'" the father said.
The fighter's wife Sapiyat noted that the whole family is very proud of him, because he not only survived, but also helped his fellow soldiers, pulling out the wounded and dead. Magomed's relatives also thanked the command of the 136th Brigade, in which he serves as a soldier of the assault company, for the rescue.
Izvestia published the story of Magomed Abdullayev, a Dagestan-born soldier who defended a dugout with a fellow soldier for eight days and then held the position alone for another 21 days the day before. The footage was taken two hours before the New Year: the military man congratulated his family and friends, not knowing whether he would be able to get in touch with them next time. Nevertheless, the fighter did not lose his presence of mind and held firm, despite the fact that all supplies had run out.
Also on January 17, Abdullayev said he wanted to return to the front line after treatment. He noted the professionalism of his commander and combatant.
