Il sole è tramontato su Kiev nel 1325° giorno dell’invasione su vasta scala. “A volte la parte più difficile è raggiungere la tua posizione.”

In today’s war, even reaching your trench can be a battle.

Bohdan “Puhach” Hrishenkov, now commander of the Azov Brigade, reflects on what heroism looks like in repelling Russian aggression — not just in combat, but in showing up, holding the line, and doing one’s duty when every step could be their last.

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