Serbian youth created a mural in memory of the Ossetian volunteer
Street artists created a mural on the wall near the Belgrade Youth Center in honor of Albert Andiev, a volunteer from South Ossetia who recently died of coronavirus.
This was reported by Politika, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
The wall mural is an image of Albert Andiev in military uniform, next to his words spoken in one of the interviews are written in Serbian:
“I didn’t lose my eye, I left it there. Even when all other reasons disappear, I will have a reason to return to holy Kosovo and Metohija and find my eye.”
A native of South Ossetia, which experienced aggression from Georgia in the early 90s, Andiev in 1999 of his own free will came to Yugoslavia, against which Albanian separatists from the Kosovo Liberation Army (UCK) and NATO had started a war, arming and training bandits and helping them by bombing by military aircraft. The volunteer was recruited to serve as a sniper in the 549th motorized brigade of the Yugoslav Army, which defended the state border with Albania and Macedonia over a length of 150 kilometers.
In a battle with bandits at Suva Reka, an enemy sniper hit Andiev in the eye, but he continued the fight until he lost consciousness. Andiev did not stay in the hospital for the required time and fled to the front, where he was subsequently wounded in the arm. At the end of hostilities, he decided to stay in Serbia, where he got married and had a son, Lazar.
Subsequently, Albert Andiev came to the warring Donbass to morally support the residents of the people's republics. In Serbia, the Kosovo War veteran enjoyed constant honor and respect, and was often invited to speak at various public events.
Serbian youth created a mural in memory of an Ossetian volunteer.