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By Anya Kosinova

I wanted to write about how cool is being demobilized, how desirable it is, and so on. But I have no idea about how demobilization feels. My demobilization will come after the victory if I’m not medically discharged earlier. So I'm not going to tell you about something I do not know. Instead, I”ll tell you about two discharged service members.

Once upon a time, there were a boy and a girl. Both of them were service members, who served separately, each in their own division. They’ve never heard a single word about each other (running ahead of the story, they even haven’t ever met each other, and it’s not a romantic story;)). Now their service is over, and they are going to build their lives in the civilian world. Their military equipment is at the FUND.

At the left of the photo, there is an equipment of Valerie, discharged from the military service in the French Army. The package arrived a few days ago with our friends from the city of Bordeaux, France.

At the right of the photo, there is an equipment of a guy discharged from the military service in the Italian Army. Unfortunately, I do not know his name. The package arrived with another FUND’s friend, Ukrainian guardsman Vitalii.

It is not easy to imagine. Dischargees of the French and Italian Armies give their equipment to Ukrainian service members. Though it may sound a bit pretentious, I believe it is a sort of international military brotherhood. Ukrainian dischargees also bring their equipment to volunteers or leave it at the positions for those who replace them.
Again and again, I thank everyone who works for our common victory. Thank you for not giving up and for being with us despite any difficulties. Thank you, France, thank you, Italy. Germany, Australia, Norway, the USA, Great Britain, Israel, Poland - thank you all! I hope none is forgotten.