Sometimes, there is a reason to believe in fantasy heroes, who are capable of incredible things. And no, you won’t hear anything about Vasyl Virastiykto whom you already get used to. Surprisingly, but pediatricians also can show phenomenal strength results. The story is about famous Ukrainian strongman Oleh Skavysh whose nickname is Tyagnyzub. At the end of June, the Ukrainian set a new record for dragging extremely heavy vehicles only by his teeth. This time Tyagnyzub dragged the AN-2 plane for a distance of 4 meters and 94 centimeters. It may seem not so unbelievable but imagine: the weight of the aircraft and 14 cadets inside it was … 5 tons.
The strongman and pediatrician himself says modestly about new record. He notes that he planned to pull a vehicle twice as long. “The distance is not as long as I wanted, but I’ve done this. I thought, maybe, I would be able to drag 8 or 10 meters on a roll.
But this is not the end. The record is not the main goal of the strongman. After pulling a heavy airplane, multiple Ukrainian record holder stressed: This way, he tries to draw the attention to the problems of stray dogs. Fellow-journalists say that Thyagnizub himself is a caring owner of a four-legged friend from Lviv’s shelter.
In one of his interviews Skavysh said that he was planning to become a vet at first, but he changed his mind because veterinarian needs to put down animals. Such actions are impossible for the Ukrainian strongman, that’s why he decided to treat people.
Photo: Mykola Tys
Text: Dmytro Zhuravel
