The story of several Roma from Svalyava, in Transcarpathian Ukraine who volunteered in the Ukrainian Army in the fight against Russia. The oldest among them is Mykhailo Tytychko, alias Baron. He got this nickname for his considerable authority in the Roma community. He is the only one of the volunteers who had military service experience.

Baron shares that at first the other guys in their unit were wary. A certain tension was felt. Later, Mykhailo himself found out in a conversation with his brothers that there were certain fears. They lived in constant tension and fear that something would be stolen from them – they themselves admitted to me a month later. But this mistrust passed very quickly – as soon as the boys took a good look at us, we became so close that we became like a family.

• Росіяни завжди дивилися на нас згори, хоча самі по життю — ніхто: історія ромів, які стали на захист України. In: Vikna. 12.11.2022. https://vikna.tv/istorii/rosiyany-zavzhdy-dyvylysya-na-nas-zgory-hocha-sami-po-zhyttyu-nihto-istoriya-romiv-yaki-staly-na-zahyst-ukrayiny/

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