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)
Military Chaplain Nikolay Medynsky blesses a Ukrainian soldier before he goes into battle, as Russia's attack on the Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 13, 2022. (Photo by Thomas Peter/Reuters)
A child looks out from a bus window after fleeing from Ukraine to Romania, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the border crossing in Siret, Romania, March 13, 2022. (Photo by Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters)
Vlada Nikolchenko of Ukraine performs with the ribbon during the 36th European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, November 29, 2020. Athletes from 23 countries participate in the championship in Kyiv. (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo)
Police detain a demonstrator during an action against Russia's attack on Ukraine in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, March 2, 2022. Protests against the Russian invasion of Ukraine resumed on Wednesday, with people taking to the streets of Moscow and St. Petersburg and other Russian towns despite mass arrests. (Photo by Dmitri Lovetsky/AP Photo)
A monument with old MiG fighter jet is seen next to a damaged civil infrastructure building at the site of a Russian military strike, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Vinnytsia, Ukraine on July 14, 2022. (Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)
Ukrainian service members of the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade attend military exercises near the town of Bakhmut, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine on September 7, 2023. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)
Members of the Territorial Defence Forces and volunteers place anti-tank obstacles at a checkpoint, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, at the Independence Square in central Kyiv, Ukraine on March 3, 2022. (Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)