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Ukrainian defenders and the dog Kubyk continue to protect the peace of Ukrainians day and night. Positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Krasnohorivka and Marinka, the Donetsk region. May 6, 2023.

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Ukrainian soldiers of the 10th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade “Edelveis” discuss the actions of the units before the start of the Ukrainian counteroffensive near Bakhmut. May 10, 2023.

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Rural club library, portrait of Taras Shevchenko, a Ukrainian defender, and the body of a Russian soldier in the village of Blahodatne, the Donetsk region, liberated the day before. June 17, 2023.

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Ukrainian soldiers of the 10th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade “Edelveis” share an orange. In just a few hours, they will take part in the counteroffensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Bakhmut. May 10, 2023.

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Volodymyr, 51, is from Vinnytsia. Before Russia’s full-scale invasion, the man was a handyman at the factory. “I want to say to civilians: don’t forget that the war is still ongoing, and there is no time to relax. (…) The first thing I will do after victory is get enough sleep,” says the Ukrainian defender. Near Krasnohorivka and Marinka, the Donetsk region. May 6, 2023.

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Evacuation of the killed Ukrainian soldier Ivan Minuhaliiev from the battlefield. The man was mortally wounded during an assault on the Russian positions near Bakhmut. May 11, 2023.

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Ukrainian artillerymen of the 44th Separate Artillery Brigade, named after Hetman Danylo Apostol, hold the line of defense in the South of Ukraine. FH70 howitzers from foreign partners are in action: they are not long-range but accurate enough, say the Ukrainian military. With the help of a drone, Ukrainian gunners detected the target – it was an enemy mortar. A few shots and it was destroyed. The Zaporizhzhia region. March 2, 2023.

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Ukrainian tank crews today are more about loyalty than military specialty. Tough combat conditions and, of course, hard physical labor – it’s all about them. Near Soledar, the Donetsk region. March 7, 2023.

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Ivan Minuhaliiev from Irpin, the Kyiv region, died from a shrapnel wound received in battle. His fellow soldiers carried his body from the battlefield. Bakhmut. May 11, 2023.

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Ukrainian defenders of the 10th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade “Edelveis” captured a Russian soldier during an assault on enemy positions. According to the prisoner, they [Russians] have not been brought food and water to the position for four days. Bakhmut, May 11, 2023.

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Waiting for the artillery attack to end in one of the basements. There is a piano, and a soldier of the 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade “Kholodnyi Yar ” plays it to the sounds of enemy shellings. Bakhmut. February 25, 2023.

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A minute to rest, catch a breath, and take a smoke. Bakhmut. February 25, 2023.

 




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Ukrainian defenders are fighting back against Russian forces trying to capture Bakhmut, a city in the East of Ukraine. February 25, 2023.

“We keep hitting them, damn jackals. They crawl out like cockroaches from behind the stove. There’s no other way here. We hold whatever we can. What we can’t, we still hold. We hold everything,” says Yurii, a soldier of the 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade “Kholodnyi Yar,” about the situation on this part of the front. 



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Abandoned body armor and first-aid kits of killed and wounded Ukrainian soldiers near Soledar, the Donetsk region. January 14, 2023.

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A serviceman looks at an apple and can hardly hold back tears after returning to Ukraine from Russian captivity. April 26, 2023.

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