Interesting facts about Andriy Biletsky

Andriy Biletsky is 46 today. I wanted to post retouched photos on this occasion that would speak louder than words. But the most media-friendly commander of the most media-friendly corps will be drawn by AI even for a new recruiting campaign — he feels sorry for the time for a photo shoot. On Andriy's birthday, I usually tell unknown facts about him.

Tetyana Danylenko

Ukrainian journalist

According to Danylenko, during the period of the full-scale invasion — that is, since February 24, 2022 — Andriy Biletsky never rested or left Ukraine.

Our 3-year-old Severyn has never been abroad and knows about the sea from the Internet. Andriy is doing work on vacation that he couldn't do while he was at the front, — Tatyana frankly admits.

Another interesting fact is that Biletsky loves his soldiers no less than his own children.

What is important to understand is that he created the Third Assault Brigade from scratch; it does not have a permanent deployment point.

As the journalist notes, the state gave the brigade only an old, abandoned building.

Andriy is rebuilding it into a real Hogwarts for combat magicians at his own expense — it's a fortress with a fencing hall, a library, high-tech running trails… I can't imagine Andriy drawing sketches of rooms for his children with the same inspiration as he draws new and new objects for fighters — in principle, we don't have our own housing now.

Tetyana Danylenko draws attention to the large number of media reports about how important it is to “create such progressive brigades as the Third Assault Brigade” and about “commanders like Biletsky.”

In her opinion, it is indeed quite possible to adopt experience, technology, and even style.

But how to “scale”, “extrapolate” a commander obsessed with his work? This Hercules with cheerful enthusiasm clears the Augean stables, adding new stars to his tasks. I am collecting amazing stories from his life in a book, but it is not the time to draw a line. The decisive battle is ahead. And in it he will still surprise everyone.

Tetyana Danylenko

Ukrainian journalist