KRAMATORSK, Ukraine — Serhii Krynitskyi watched the life seep out of the only man who shared his living hell.
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Serhii Krynitskyi, 42, a service member of the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces who spent 346 days at an isolated front-line position in Chasiv Yar, carries an AK assault rifle May 27, his first day back on duty after recovery, in the front-line city of Kramatorsk in Ukraine’s Donetsk region.
Alina Smutko, REUTERS
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Serhii Krynitskyi shows a November 2024 photo of him with fellow soldiers at the start of his service on May 27 in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine.
Alina Smutko, REUTERS
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A Ukrainian service member of the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a fellow soldier of Serhii Krynitskyi, cleans AK assault rifles May 27 in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine.
Alina Smutko, REUTERS
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Serhii Krynitskyi smokes a cigarette May 27 in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine.
Alina Smutko, REUTERS
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Serhii Krynitskyi helps his fellow soldiers load machine gun cartridges May 27 in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine.
Alina Smutko, REUTERS
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Serhii Krynitskyi poses for a photo May 27, his first day back on duty after recovery, in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine.
Alina Smutko, REUTERS
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