Volodymyr, a 49-year-old contract soldier, is sitting between two raucous tables of young people in a trendy Kyiv pub. It is his day off; the late afternoon sun streams through the windows and across his hulking frame as he orders a juice from the menu. He is a man of few words, but when he does speak, he does so with intensity, staring directly at you with his close-set light blue eyes.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
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Soldiers with Ukraine’s 112th Territorial Defense Brigade retake a building during a simulated armed clash during urban warfare drills in Kyiv on Aug. 9, 2021.
