Personalities before and after the start of the war

On 12 October, kamikaze drones attempted to attack Vinnytsia, and the wreckage of one of them damaged Vadym's plane. The pilot managed to divert the burning aircraft and prevent it from crashing into residential areas. 

Vitaliy went to defend Ukraine on the first day of the full-scale invasion. He is a four-time world kickboxing champion, Ukrainian champion in all-round combat and master of sports in boxing.

The war against the Russian occupiers has been going on for over a year. Unfortunately, war takes the best.

For almost a year now, Ukraine has been resisting Russia's full-scale invasion. Many athletes have not stayed away from the war, taking up arms to defend independence.
 

The US National Security Council's strategic communications coordinator John Kirby explained that Joe Biden had invited Vladimir Zelensky to the US because of the new stage of Russia's war against Ukraine. He stressed that the leaders would discuss…

Vadym Khlupyanets, a native of Donetsk and an actor of the Kiev Academic Theatre, fought to the last for the liberation of Ukraine from the Russian occupants. He died in heavy fights near Bakhmut.

Volodymyr Vakulenko disappeared during the Russian occupation in Kharkiv region. Six months later a mass grave site was found where Volodymyr's body was found. 

Valeriy Ananyev served in the AFU for five years, two of which were in the war zone between Ukraine and Russia. He served in the 25th Airborne Brigade. He is the author of the book Traces on the Road.

A prisoner exchange has taken place between Ukraine and Russia. 215 defenders of Ukraine have returned home.