Ukranian soldiers drive past a house destroyed by shelling in the city of Konstantinopil, in the Donetsk region, on November 16, 2024. The Kremlin accused US President Joe Biden on November 18, 2024 of escalating the war in Ukraine by allowing Kyiv to use long-range missiles supplied by Washington to strike targets inside Russia. (Photo by Florent Vergnes/AFP Photo)





A serviceman of the artillery crew of the special unit National Police fires a D-30 howitzer towards Russian troops at a position in a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine on January 11, 2025. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Ukrainian serviceman Yevhen Liashenko, hugs his wife Kateryna after returning from captivity during a POWs exchange between Russia and Ukraine, in Ukraine, Monday December 30, 2024. (Photo by Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Photo)





Injured Ukrainian servicemen arrive from the battlefield at Medical Service “Ulf” of the 108th Separate Battalion “Da Vinci Wolves” on Pokrovsk direction, Ukraine, December 23, 2024. (Photo by Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Photo)





A Ukrainian serviceman hugs his relative after returning from captivity during a POWs exchange between Russia and Ukraine, in Ukraine, Monday December 30, 2024. (Photo by Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Photo)





In this photo provided by Ukraine's 65th Mechanised Brigade press service on January 8, 2025, a Ukrainian serviceman trains at the polygon in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine. (Photo by Andriy Andriyenko/Ukraine's 65th Mechanised Brigade Press Service via AP Photo)





A Ukrainian serviceman bids farewell to his comrade Pavlo Vedybida aka “Obolonchik” at the Obolon Stadium in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, November 30, 2024. (Photo by Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Photo)





Ukrainian servicemen of 3rd assault brigade participate memorial ceremony of their fallen comrades during the winter solstice in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, December 22, 2024. (Photo by Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Photo)





Military chaplain Yurii of the 24th Mechanized Brigade holds a church service for an infantry unit during Christmas near the frontline town of Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday December 25, 2024. (Photo by Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Photo)





Medical staff give first aid to a wounded Ukrainian soldier near the front line in Donetsk in the second decade of December 2024. (Photo by Oleg Petrasiuk/Ukraine’s 24th Mechanised Brigade/AP Photo)





A soldier stands in front of The Wall of Remembrance of the Fallen for Ukraine at St Michael's Square in Kyiv, Ukraine Thursday, January 16, 2025. (Photo by Carl Court/Pool Photo via AP Photo)





Relatives, friends, and comrades of late Ukrainian Marine officer Andriy Kuzmenko attend his farewell ceremony at St. Mykhailivskyi Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, 10 January 2025. Andriy Kuzmenko joined the 35th Marine Brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces as a volunteer in 2023, fought in the Kherson region of Ukraine, and died on 04 January 2025. Russian troops entered Ukrainian territory on 24 February 2022, starting a conflict that has provoked destruction and a humanitarian crisis. (Photo by Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA/EFE)





Ukrainian servicemen of 117th Separate Heavy Mechanized Brigade pray before a Christmas dinner on Pokrovsk direction, Donetsk region, Ukraine, December 24, 2024. (Photo by Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Photo)





Ukrainian soldiers of Skala Battalion load anti-tank mines into an armored vehicle before departure to at the frontline positions towards Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, December 25, 2024. (Photo by Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Photo)





A Ukrainian serviceman of the 12th Special Operations Brigade “Azov” prepares to launch a Ukrainian “Furia” unmanned aerial system (UAS) to conduct aerial reconnaissance mission at an undisclosed location near the frontline city of Toretsk, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, 14 December 2024, amid the Russian invasion. (Photo by Maria Senovilla/EPA/EFE)