Servicemen of the Alkatraz special rifle battalion, former prisoners who volunteered to defend Ukraine, of the 93rd Motorized Brigade take part in a military drills in an undisclosed location in the Donetsk region on February 13, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Genya Savilov/AFP Photo)





Servicemen of the 110th Territorial Defence Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces load a rocket into a Grad-P Partizan launcher before firing towards Russian troops, at the frontline in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on January 21, 2025. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





A Ukrainian serviceman of the 5th Separate Heavy Mechanised Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces sits in a Leopard 1A5 tank, near the frontline in Donetsk region, Ukraine, on February 4, 2025. (Photo by Serhii Nuzhnenko/Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)





A serviceman of the 110th Territorial Defence Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces holds a cat inside a dugout at a position on a frontline, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine on January 21, 2025. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





A Ukrainian service member of the 14th Unmanned Aerial Systems Regiment prepares a deep strike unmanned aerial vehicle before its launch toward Russian territory, in an undisclosed location in Ukraine on January 24, 2025. (Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)





A serviceman of 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reacts after firing a 120-mm mortar towards Russian troops at a frontline, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the town of Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine on January 16, 2025. (Photo by Sofiia Gatilova/Reuters)





A Ukrainian military deminer checks on a Russian aerial-guided bomb in a field in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region on Thursday, January 30, 2025. (Photo by Roman Pilipey/AFP Photo)





A Ukrainian serviceman of the 148th artillery brigade prepares 155mm artillery shells for a M777 howitzer before firing towards Russian positions at the frontline on Velyka Novosilka direction, Donetsk region, Ukraine, January 26, 2025. (Photo by Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Photo)





A Ukrainian serviceman of 24th Mechanized brigade trains at the polygon not far from frontline in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Tuesday January 21, 2024. (Photo by Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Photo)





A serviceman of 24th Mechanized brigade named after King Danylo of the Ukrainian Armed Forces rests at his frontline position, near the town of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, Ukraine on February 9, 2025. (Photo by Oleg Petrasiuk/Ukrainian Armed Forces)





Ukrainian servicemen of the 148th artillery brigade fire a M777 howitzer towards Russian positions at the frontline on Velyka Novosilka direction, Donetsk region, Ukraine, January 26, 2025. (Photo by Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Photo)





A serviceman of the 148th Separate Artillery Zhytomyr Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine sits near shells as he and a soldier await command to fire a M777 Howitzer towards Russian troops at a position in a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine, on February 8, 2025. (Photo by Anatolii Stepanov/Reuters)





A paratrooper of the 81st Separate Airmobile Brigade of the Ukrainian Air Assault Troops, attends a training, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the town of Siversk, Donetsk region Ukraine on January 21, 2025. (Photo by Viacheslav Ratynskyi/Reuters)





A serviceman of 24th Mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reacts as they fire a 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops at the frontline, near the town of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, Ukraine, on February 7, 2025. (Photo by Oleg Petrasiuk/24th King Danylo Separate Mechanized Brigade)





A Ukrainian serviceman with the call sign “Kasper”, a member of the 14th Unmanned Aerial Systems Regiment, salutes next to deep-strike unmanned aerial vehicles before launching them toward Russian territory amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, undisclosed date, 2025. (Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)