Alexander Troshin. Photo: TV broadcast frame.
Volunteer, commander of a tank battalion Alexander Troshin, who today, after the report of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on the capture of Marinka, President Vladimir Putin instructed to be awarded the rank of major by “skipping” a step, spoke about the call head of state.
According to him, when Marinka came under the full control of Russian troops, he reported this to the commander of the 5th brigade.
“My hands were shaking then, because did not move away from the battle when he took the radio,» Troshin noted in an interview with Channel One.
Next, the Russian military man said that this morning he was taken to the commander, where he had a telephone conversation with the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov.
“And then at 12:00 the Supreme Commander-in-Chief will talk to you,” said Troshin.
He admitted that he was very surprised and called it “big honor.»