Employee of the ZSNO Oleg Anderson has gone on a special military operation for the second time.

      On June 6, 2026, at 08:00, Society NIA "Nizhny Novgorod" - Anastasia Nazarova. 59-year-old employee of the Nizhny Novgorod Legislative Assembly Oleg Anderson has gone to the SVO zone for the second time. He reported this to NIA "Nizhny Novgorod." According to Anderson, he will serve in the newly formed unit "BARS-DNR," the formation of which was announced on June 2 by the head of the Donetsk People's Republic, Denis Pushilin. Oleg Anderson has been helping Donbass since 2014. He is involved in the collection and delivery of humanitarian cargo. In November 2022, he volunteered to go to the front. He served as a machine gunner in the First Army Corps of the DNR. After returning in the spring of 2023, he continued his humanitarian activities. Now, the Nizhny Novgorod resident has once again decided to go to the SVO zone.

      "I was invited to create this unit from scratch. This is my last chance to do something big, good, and necessary for the whole country," Anderson said.

      For more details on the tasks of the new unit "BARS-DNR" and the fight against drones, read Oleg Anderson's interview on the NIA "Nizhny Novgorod" website. By the way, on June 4, the speaker of the regional parliament, Evgeny Lyulin, presented Oleg Anderson with the honorary badge "For Serving the People."

      "This award seems to have been specially created for such modest and selfless people like Oleg, who never boasts about his achievements," noted the chairman of the ZSNO. NIA "Nizhny Novgorod" has channels on Telegram and MAX. Subscribe to stay updated on the main events, exclusive materials, and operational information. Copyright © 1999—2025 NIA "Nizhny Novgorod." When reprinting, a hyperlink to NIA "Nizhny Novgorod" is mandatory. This resource may contain materials 18+.