“Vaniks asked me why I hate Putin and Russia.” Russian journalist Babchenko talks about life in Estonia

After the interview with Estonians in “Delfi” Russian Author: Journalist Artemii Troitski (“The father of Russian rock Artemii Troitski: If I were in the Estonian government, I would not supply weapons to Arkady Babchenko.” Original in Russian) You can read it here.) An Estonian politician contacted the editorial office. “Guys, Arkady Babchenko does not understand why you publish such nonsense,” he said. Babchenko himself took part in the telephone conversation, announcing that he was waiting for journalists and photographers at the shooting range to demonstrate the BTR-60 armored personnel carrier and the tracked all-terrain vehicle “Sisu Nasu”. We agreed to go to Mennik, the southern district of Tallinn, to see the work of him and other volunteers. Ukraine For the good.

When we arrived in Menniku two weeks later with photographer Andres Putin, both the “Sis Nasu” and the BTR were already in Ukraine. The car repair shop in Menniku looked more like a military base than a place where Estonians repair their BMWs cheaply. Nearby there was a Chevrolet Silverado and a German Unimog, whose taxi driver was currently reinforcing it with armor. There was also an old Swiss army truck “Saurer” from the 1960s, with the steering wheel on the other side, i.e. on the right. Babchenko further noted that this was not any wealth, but equipment they had managed to buy in Estonia and Ukraine’s closest neighbors. They wanted to buy a tank for the Ukrainian army, but the auction prices were currently too high.