“I think we must have been spotted by drones beforehand, and they had set up their lines… so as we went in, the mass firefight broke out where you see [in the video] what we saw,” Grant told The Telegraph.
Video of Ben Grant, a former Royal Marine and son of conservative UK MP Helen Grant, helping to evacuate the wounded fellow soldier “Deano”.
At least l15 volunteer soldiers from the UK and the US took part in this ambush on Russian troops.
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In another video showing the group retreating, it was revealed that a team member named “Deano” had been wounded, with blood seen flowing from his left leg. Another member of the group was also seen laying down, possibly also shot.
“We were walking in single file as the contact happened. Deano was at the end of my team when he went to take a knee… we were shooting, getting our heads down and shooting them. I was terrified but driven to complete my most important goal, which at the time was getting him and my team out of the danger,” Grant explained.
“What was so scary was being so limited by trying to carry someone, when I can’t pull my weapon up, while there are attack helicopters overhead and tanks firing through the woods. It was unreal – I’ve never experienced anything like that in my life.”
In the video, he can be heard telling Deano to keep moving as he and another volunteer were carrying him to safety amidst the gunfire in the background.
“C’mon Deano, c’mon brother, c’mon mate!” he said. “C’mon, you got this. We’ve got to move now. We’re gonna die! F*cking move!”
You can hear and see Deano grunting as he was in pain when Grant told him that they would get shot if they stop to treat his wounds there. It was later revealed that Deano had been injured by a mine, possibly remote-controlled. Once they got to a location relatively safe from the gunfire (but still within range), a 22-year-old soldier by the name of Edwin Saez applied a tourniquet to the wound. It was reported that bullets were flying past them as they were doing first-aid.
“You OK, bro? It’s alright. Deano… well done, well done… we’ve gotta go, come on, I can’t leave you. Grab his helmet – someone help! Helmet! Helmet! You’ve got to try and walk, or we’re going to die, mate.”
Deano, whose real name is Dean Arthur, also a Briton, was a former Grenadier Guardsman. He said he did not remember much from the incident as he was going in and out of consciousness but said he was extremely lucky to get out alive.
Everybody who served in the military knows how strong bonds are made. No doubt that this is one of those times that brotherhood between the Americans, Britons, Canadians, and even the Ukrainians is made.
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