He was born on the street named after his grandfather

Valery Sahashzyk

was born on August 13, 1964 in the village of Goshava, Darahichinsky district.

The central street of the village bears the name of Lukas Sahaszczyk - this is Valery's grandfather, he was in the partisan movement in Brest region, proved himself as a scout and guide.

Died in 1944 during the liberation of Belarus from the Germans.

Valery Sahashzyk didn't live long in the village, his family moved to Daragichyn before he was seven years old.

There, Sahashzyk's mother gets a job as a saleswoman in a bookstore.

"I have almost unlimited access to books.

I read them binge.

Favorite topics are armed conflicts of all times and peoples, scouts, saboteurs, travels and adventures," Sakhaszyk said.

He said that by the seventh grade he firmly decided to become an officer in the Airborne Forces.

He served in Siberia and the GDR

At the military commissariat, Valery faced an unexpected problem - his height was 168 centimeters, and the VAT was only accepted with a height of at least 170 cm. He said that at that moment he thought that his life was over.

As a result, Sakhashchyk entered the Moscow Higher All-Army Command School.

Previously, it was located directly in the Kremlin, which is why the cadets were called "Kremlians".

At the same time, the future Minister of Defense of Belarus, Andrei Raukov, also studied there, but they were not acquainted during their studies.

Sakhaszyk got into the sports platoon.

He called that time the happiest in his life, although "hungry, with bloody corns and sleepless nights."

According to the distribution, Sakhashchyk was sent to the Trans-Baikal Military District, in Chi.

There, the dream of VAT came true.

Then he got into an airborne company based in the GDR - it was already a time of perestroika and political thaw.

Sahaszczyk lived in Germany for five years, sang about the destruction of the Berlin Wall and the unification of the GDR and FRG.

He left the service because of intrigues

Valery Sahashzyk came to Brest in 1992 and began serving in the 38th Brest Separate Guards Assault Brigade.

He was a battalion commander.

He said that at that time they even had to unload wagons, because the officer's salary was low.

In 1999, Sahashchyk headed the brigade.

It was he who developed the Black Eagle test system.

A soldier who passed these tests received the right to wear a special badge.

Sakhashchyk himself believed that passing on the "Black Eagle" is much more difficult than, for example, on a spotted beret.

It was Sakhashchik who was the first owner of this sign.

In the environment of special forces and paratroopers, Sakhashchyk was called "Black Eagle".

In 2002, the lieutenant colonel left the brigade.

He says, as a result of palace intrigues and reorganization of the structures of the Ministry of Defense.

Participated in protests in Brest

After his dismissal, Sahashchyk went into business.

Today, he owns a large construction company registered in the Polish city of Žirardów.

The company employs more than 800 people, the majority of whom are Belarusians.

This is a family business that Valery runs together with his son Oleg.

The name of the company is derived from the surname - "Sakhaty".

The company built its facilities not only in Poland, but also in Germany, the UAE, Kenya, and Qatar.

In 2020, Valery Sahaschyk took part in protests in Brest.

During one of the actions, he went to negotiations with the security forces, as a result, they did not use violence against the participants.

"I want us to live as a normal European country, successful, with rich citizens who can afford to live in a completely different way," he explained his participation in the movement for change.

Befriended Belakonev

When the war in Ukraine started, Sakhashchyk made a sharp appeal to the Belarusian security forces not to take part in hostilities.

"This is not our war.

You will not defend your homeland, your house, your family.

You will not gain glory in this conflict, but only shame, contempt, blood, death and the status of a rogue nation for the entire Belarusian people for ten years.

Brothers, find a way to stay out of this dirty business.

Parents-commanders, can you live with the fact that you put your children down?

How will you look into the eyes of the mothers who gave you their sons?"

It is known that the soldier maintained friendly relations with the former head of the General Staff, and now the deputy of the House of Representatives

Oleg Belakonev

.

Sakhashchyk himself answers that friendship between soldiers is formed not by political views, but by a set of certain character qualities.

At the same time, Sakhashchyk does not deny that Belakonev had pro-Russian views even then.

Belakonev reacted very negatively to Sakhashchyk's appeal.

"When calling for conscience and honor, which you are talking about, you don't need to remember your past merits.

We had to start honestly.

I am Valery Styapanovich Sahashchyk.

I have been working in Poland for a long time, I have a business here, and I was pressed against the wall: either you speak up, or your business will be destroyed.

That would be real."

It is known that since the beginning of the war, Sakhashchyk traveled to Ukraine several times, where he brought humanitarian aid, and also advised some Belarusian and Ukrainian soldiers.