INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Oleg Sentsov, a Ukrainian filmmaker who has joined fighting against Russian forces, said Monday he has been treated for shrapnel wounds
after coming under artillery fire on the southern front.The 47-year-old film director from Crimea spent several years imprisoned
He was freed in a prisoner swap and joined Ukrainian special forces when the war broke out.Sentsov, a junior lieutenant, was injured shortly
after receiving France's Legion d'Honneur (Legion of Honour) from the French Ambassador to Ukraine on Friday."On the first combat mission
after our return, during the landing, we came under artillery fire
Bradley saved our lives again
Three wounded, mostly shrapnel," Sentsov wrote on Facebook on Monday, referring to a U.S
Bradley infantry fighting vehicle.He posted a picture of himself sitting in an ambulance in his military uniform with blood on his
face."They have already removed the shrapnel from my face, the small pieces in my arm and leg will stay with me forever
tweeted footage of a ceremony on Friday in the grounds of Kyiv's St
Sophia Cathedral, awarding Sentsov the Legion d'Honneur, France's top honor.Calling him a "true hero of Ukraine," the ambassador said
Sentsov had already recently been wounded but was well enough to attend
Sentsov wrote on July 9 that he was at a hospital, without giving details.Sentsov presented his latest film, "Rhino", at the Venice film
His first film "Gamer" was shown at several European festivals.He told AFP last summer of his decision to join Ukrainian armed forces: "I've
had several lives and I regret nothing."
