Avel Yeliashkevych

Avel Yeliashkevych is a Polish-Ukrainian soldier sent to rescue possibly distressed residents or military troops in Ramynsk, as the Polish government was given permission to intervene in Ramynsk by the Russian military.

Early life
Avel began his life in Kiev as a young, shy, and timid child. His schooling was going relatively well until he was forced to move to Kraków, Poland at age 11. His anxiety worsened, causing him lots of stress during his hard schooling. This was mainly caused from his inability to speak much Polish. As military service was mandatory for all people who had a green-card, Avel was sent to begin basic training at age 18.

Avel was brought to a training facility near Poznań, Poland. He completed training within 7 months in the year of 1987. making friends with his fellow soldiers. He quite liked the military, as it felt like an escape from his stressful schooling. His friends helped him learn some Polish, and even jokingly referred to him as "Polski." He remained a reserve soldier for quite a while after this.

Military service
His military service began with an operation with may have been his last. He was sent into Ramynsk in November 4th of 2000, along with his friend Konstantyn, who were dropped in Radio nearby the southern military camp. After traveling a little north of the military camp, Konstantyn told Avel that he would be going to the lakeside cabin, and that they will meet back there. Avel would go to the NU99 radio tower to examine if anyone was there to rescue.

As soon as Avel entered the cabin next to the tower, he was shot twice in the legs with two 12-guage shotgun shells from an Alpha Group soldier, who was attempting to reactivate the NU99 tower. He was able to get the soldier to leave by firing a few rounds with his G36C rifle. The cowardly soldier ran off, leaving Avel to die. After the ordeal, Konstantyn returned to check up on his friend after nearly an hour. Konstantyn opened the door in horror viewing his friends mangled legs spilling blood all over the floor. He hurried him out of the cabin, which then he returned back inside to disable the tower for good, to make sure no more Alpha Group soldiers would show up. Avel and Konstantyn were brought home safely via helicopter.

Avel is spending his time recovering in a hospital after the ordeal with the Alpha Group.