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Trained in the heat of battle: The journey of Kharkiv Oblast’s Territorial Defense

For the soldiers serving now in the 113th Brigade, taking up arms was not only a question of defending Ukraine, but of defending their own homes from immediate Russian attack.

Recalling the moment to the Kyiv Independent, every soldier had a different story of how exactly they joined, but one thread ran common: the lack of any question in their mind.

Photo: Francis Farrell/The Kyiv Independent