Nikita Dobrynin on Terodefense: The guys and I worked in a rather dangerous zone every hour and every day

In an exclusive interview for Segodnya, Nikita Dobrynin, who previously joined the teroborona, shared his revelations about his service in the teroborona, his wife Dasha Kvitkova and son, earnings outside Instagram and plans after our victory.

About the new reality. Now Dasha and Nikita are…

First of all, family and conscious citizens of their state. We protect each other and take care of the baby. At the same time, we help the Ukrainian army both physically and financially. We try our best to be helpful to people. because what I have, what Dasha has, is a huge audience on Instagram. Now is the time when you need to do maximum good deeds for your country. She really needs help.

“I held a weapon in my hands”

According to Nikita, before the war he already had experience with weapons and even has a military rank.

Yes, I have the rank of lieutenant. I held a weapon in my hands and confidently own it. But since I’m not a military man, practice is of course necessary. To be honest, I hoped that it would not come to shots, but there really was a possibility of using weapons. The guys and I worked in a rather dangerous zone every hour and every day. I fully understood the responsibility and value of life.

“In war it is important that people survive”

Nikita says that men without military experience should not be forced to fight if they do not feel such an urge in themselves. They can be useful to the country if they support it financially.

I can’t judge everyone. After all, I don’t know the history of everyone: why people take this step and try to leave the country. There are men protecting their families, trying to get them out of the country to safety. I would not criticize them, because in this way they take care of their loved ones. In war, it is important that people survive. Just like defending the state. But for this we have a professional army and men with experience.

The ex-“Bachelor” (STB) shares that he would not feel comfortable fighting side by side with a man who was forced to go to war, who does not know how to hold a weapon and is a lot of nervous where he needs to be as focused and motivated as possible.

If a person does not know how to hold a weapon in his hands, from him, believe me, there will be zero use on the front line. If a man can earn money and support the army financially, perhaps such a contribution in his case will be even more useful than preventing professionals from doing their job? I would not feel comfortable defending the country side by side with a man who clumsily holds a weapon in his hands and is constantly nervous. I do not think that such people should be forced to go to war if they themselves do not feel these forces in themselves.

The Russian invasion was the very terrible moment after which our nation united against the main historical enemy. And the strength of our people is impressive.

In addition to the heroes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in our country there is an incredible number of brave superhumans who stop tanks with their bare hands, all as one protect the house and are motivated to win this war. I am proud of my compatriots. I am happy that we have health, strength and an irresistible desire to defend the state.

Why Dasha and the baby stayed in Ukraine

From the very beginning, we had no plans to go abroad. We are great patriots of Ukraine. Like many other people, we hope that just about, maybe in a week or two, we will win and we will all return home (smiles). With such expectations and hopes we now live with our family. But if the war drags on, there are no plans to leave the country yet. We infinitely love our home, our state, although we travel a lot around the world. We want to explore new countries and relax somewhere on the weekends. But most of all we wish to return home, to our native peaceful Ukraine.

On the attitude towards the “pigeons of peace”

Our hero, like millions of Ukrainians, is perplexed by the silence of many stars who continue to ignore the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Like all Ukrainians, I am taken by a terrible anger and misunderstanding, how this is possible. It just doesn’t fit in my head… The 37th day of Ukraine’s confrontation against Russia’s armed aggression is already underway. (at the moment when we talked with Nikita – ed.)

Nikita Dobrynin believes that now there is no place for halftones.

The people who remained neutral I crossed out of my thoughts. After all, the war showed each of us that now there are no halftones. There is only black and white. It is not the time when you can not understand something or not understand politics. You stand either for death and mockery, or for Ukraine. Terrible things are happening in my country. Every day we hear stories that chill the blood in our veins. And the best thing we can do now is help each other, defend the country in any way and tell the truth of the world.

“There was a feeling that life was on pause”

As I have already said, my family and I have become even more conscious Ukrainians. Understand the value of every day. If a person now stands with a weapon in his hands, he has only this moment and no more. Our whole country lives here and now. The first days and weeks there was a feeling that life was on pause. But no, it didn’t stop. You have to work, live and find new ways to implement your skills in order to be useful and be able to continue to provide for your family.

About volunteering

Nikita speaks quite modestly about his volunteer initiatives, although in fact he and Dasha help a lot.

To be honest, I don’t want to be proud of my volunteer experience or brag about the results. Now there are many companies, people who are doing good things. We are all part of a consolidated work. And together we save the country. Like other citizens, I help Ukrainians, foundations and the Armed Forces of Ukraine in finding and acquiring the necessary things. We allocate huge sums for help for our family, but I do not consider it necessary to name them. Now is the time that if it is possible to keep savings for food and send money to those who need it more, then we do it.

About plans for income outside the blog on Instagram

War is an event that changed everyone’s life. Instagram due to events is no longer a panacea for growing incomes. Many have to come up with alternative options. Nikita Dobrynin and Dasha Kvitkova are among them.

Of course we are thinking. We do not yet know how business in Ukraine will continue to work, but everything will be restored. We already see that other countries of the world are ready to help us financially, rebuild cities together and, possibly, enter our country with new companies, which was not possible before. How, for example, to implement the work of PayPal! Negotiations continued for a long time, and here is a successful start in Ukraine. These are important steps for the development of our economy, and there will be even more of them in the future, I am sure of this. Our country will become a prosperous European state. The main thing is that these shoots of hope should not be destroyed by corruption. If we let the new approach happen, our earnings and prospects will be even better.

On the sources of inspiration and the forecast for victory

I draw strength and inspiration from conversations with relatives and friends. I have a very positive environment. Everyone believes in victory and charges others with this faith. I also read the news, and most of it inspires me too.

Nikita also has a forecast for when we will celebrate the victory.

Yes, I have it – to return to our homes in the summer and celebrate the victory. I rely on intuition and my hope (smiles). Very soon we will begin to rebuild Ukraine and make it more comfortable.

After victory

Now is the time that famous couples, like millions of Ukrainians, are still living one day in anticipation of our grandiose victory.

We, like everyone else, live for today. Sometimes they are similar to each other, sometimes they are different, but the most important value is the health and life of relatives. Victory is near, we feel it! And very soon we will celebrate it at a big table with the whole family, with a cake and music. And only positive news will sound loudly on TV.

Also read our exclusive interview with producer Igor Kondratyuk.

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