How a rejected recruit became Toro, the elite sniper the army couldn't stop
They tried to bench him four times due to health issues, but he literally forced his way into the fight.
Serhii Plotytsia didn't belong on a battlefield; he belonged in a garage, fixing electronics and living a quiet life. But when the invasion started, he showed up at the recruitment office. The military rejected him four times because of his heart, but he wouldn't take no for an answer. He eventually forced his way in, went to Spain for training, and earned the callsign Toro—the fighting bull.
He didn't spend his time in a back-office office. He ended up in 214th OPFOR as a sniper, spending days waist-deep in freezing water and pushing through hell at Chasiv Yar and Toretsk. When he finally came home on leave, he handed his Golden Cross medal to his father, Ivan, just to prove he wasn't sitting around doing paperwork.
Serhii died near Kostiantynivka, and it took 447 days to bring him home. Now, his father Ivan keeps his memory alive by turning grief into action, raising millions for drones and gear to ensure others have a better chance than his son did. Some people just have that steel core that never stops working, even when they're gone.
Source: Kнига Героїв
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