The veterans of the Russian Military Academy who climbed Elbrus shared their impressions of the ascent

The participants of the group of veterans of the special military operation (SVO), who climbed Elbrus on prosthetic legs as part of the Time of the Strong project, shared their impressions of climbing to the top.

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The diagnosis and selection of project participants will take place before the end of April.

One of the participants is Artyom Tumak, he was a scout and received a mine explosion wound followed by amputation of the lower third of the lower leg of his left leg.

"At the height, I felt only joy, pride and faith in myself and the team. We did what seemed impossible. We were able to do something that many people don't even want to try," he said immediately after the descent.

A former member of the SVO, signalman Alexander Malov, said that before climbing, he did not understand why the area in front of the peak of Elbrus was dubbed the "Zombie Plateau."

"And when I got there, I realized that when you get to the plateau and it seems to be nothing to get to the top, you feel so crazy tired that you move with all your strength, like a zombie from a fantasy. But as soon as we reached the top, the fatigue disappeared. I had mega emotions! At the top, I thought: yes, I did it, and our whole team did it. This is the most important thing! Because it's always easy to be alone. And when there is a team, it is much more difficult," he explained.

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