Il sole sta sorgendo su Kiev il 1250 ° giorno dell’invasione su vasta scala. “Ogni volta che li vedo di nuovo, mi rendo conto di quanto tempo è passato – che stanno crescendo senza di me.”

The war takes a heavy toll on everyone it touches — and tearing families apart is one of its deepest wounds.

In this video, Serhii Filimonov — public activist, soldier, and commander of the “Da Vinci Wolves” volunteer battalion since early 2024 — reflects on what drives Ukrainian volunteers to keep fighting, what personal cost they carry, and how the commitment to end the war for good keeps him moving forward.

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