‘Sunflower Fields’ by Rado Javor. A Ukrainian T-64 deliberately collides with a separatist T-72 to save retreating Ukrainian soldiers during the War in Donbass. Depicts heroism of Artem Abramovich a 24yr old tank commander.Both tanks detonated,he was posthumously awarded the order of Hero of Ukraine

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1. The order of Hero of Ukraine

   “Senior Lieutenant Abramovich died on August 14, 2014 in a battle near the urban-type settlement of Nikiforovo, Donetsk region. The T-64 tank, under his command, covering the retreat of wounded servicemen from the checkpoint, entered into an unequal battle with enemy tanks. During the battle, Senior Lieutenant Abramovich’s tank rammed a T-72 tank, which was moving towards him at breakneck speed. As a result of the collision, the ammunition of the Ukrainian tank detonated.”

   Rado Javor on his work ‘Sunflower Fields’.

   Real scene from last summer in East Ukraine. Ukraine army trying to stop the Russian offensive at all cost. One young tank commander deliberately crashed his vehicle to the Russian t-72 in order to save the retreating soldiers. The both tanks were destroyed, and this young man lost his life there, later he was awarded by order people’s Hero of Ukraine.
   I was trying to capture the exact place and time in this picture.

   Slava Ukraini, Heroyam Slava!

2. One of the better art friday submissions.

3. It is a gorgeous art for an great act heroism 

4. This has been by desktop background for the last 2 years or so.

5. Thank you for posting.

   Heroyam Slava!

6. Glory to our heroes!