Four years ago, on February 24, 2022, Russian troops under Vladimir Putin's command advanced towards Kyiv, marking the beginning of Ukraine's resistance. Oleh, a defender at the Irpin bridge, recounts the intense fighting and his personal experience of killing his first Russian soldier, highlighting the physical toll of the conflict with bullet-ridden structures. Many, like Oleh, took up arms to defend the capital and subsequently joined the eastern frontlines. This anniversary underscores the ongoing struggle for freedom and the enduring determination of Ukrainians to resist the invasion, four years after the initial assault on Kyiv.