"Separate Brigade"

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14 December 2025

Veteran of the Russian-Ukrainian war Yevdokym Serdiuk walks on prosthetic limbs dressed as Santa Claus at one of the metropolitan shopping and entertainment centers in Kyiv, Ukraine, on December 12, 2025. Mr. Serdiuk volunteers in 2022 and serves with the 56th Separate Motorized Infantry Mariupol Brigade, fighting in the Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Bakhmut sectors. He is wounded in June 2023 while carrying out a combat mission and now works as a prosthetic walking instructor at the Tytanovi rehab prosthetic and rehabilitation center

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14 December 2025

Veteran of the Russian-Ukrainian war Yevdokym Serdiuk, wearing prosthetic limbs and dressed as Santa Claus, poses for a photo at one of the metropolitan shopping and entertainment centers in Kyiv, Ukraine, on December 12, 2025. Mr. Serdiuk volunteers in 2022 and serves with the 56th Separate Motorized Infantry Mariupol Brigade, fighting in the Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Bakhmut sectors. He is wounded in June 2023 while carrying out a combat mission and now works as a prosthetic walking instructor at the Tytanovi rehab prosthetic and rehabilitation center

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14 December 2025

Veteran of the Russian-Ukrainian war Yevdokym Serdiuk, wearing prosthetic limbs and dressed as Santa Claus, poses for a photo at one of the metropolitan shopping and entertainment centers in Kyiv, Ukraine, on December 12, 2025. Mr. Serdiuk volunteers in 2022 and serves with the 56th Separate Motorized Infantry Mariupol Brigade, fighting in the Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Bakhmut sectors. He is wounded in June 2023 while carrying out a combat mission and now works as a prosthetic walking instructor at the Tytanovi rehab prosthetic and rehabilitation center

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#13093530

14 December 2025

Veteran of the Russian-Ukrainian war Yevdokym Serdiuk, wearing prosthetic limbs and dressed as Santa Claus, rides an escalator at one of the metropolitan shopping and entertainment centers in Kyiv, Ukraine, on December 12, 2025. Mr. Serdiuk volunteers in 2022 and serves with the 56th Separate Motorized Infantry Mariupol Brigade, fighting in the Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Bakhmut sectors. He is wounded in June 2023 while carrying out a combat mission and now works as a prosthetic walking instructor at the Tytanovi rehab prosthetic and rehabilitation center

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14 December 2025

Veteran of the Russian-Ukrainian war Yevdokym Serdiuk walks on prosthetic limbs dressed as Santa Claus at one of the metropolitan shopping and entertainment centers in Kyiv, Ukraine, on December 12, 2025. Mr. Serdiuk volunteers in 2022 and serves with the 56th Separate Motorized Infantry Mariupol Brigade, fighting in the Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Bakhmut sectors. He is wounded in June 2023 while carrying out a combat mission and now works as a prosthetic walking instructor at the Tytanovi rehab prosthetic and rehabilitation center

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#13082698

11 December 2025

Recruits return after a march on the first day of basic military training in the 118th Separate Mechanized Brigade, designed to acclimate soldiers to military conditions and evaluate their moral and psychological resilience, physical endurance, and leadership potential, in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on November 30, 2025

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#13082711

11 December 2025

A female recruit pauses to catch her breath after finishing a march during the initial day of basic military training in the 118th Separate Mechanized Brigade, which aims to introduce soldiers to military realities and assess their resilience and leadership skills, in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on November 30, 2025.

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#13082714

11 December 2025

Recruits remove their protective gear after completing a march on the first day of basic military training in the 118th Separate Mechanized Brigade, designed to acclimate soldiers to military conditions and evaluate their psychological resilience, physical endurance, and leadership potential, in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on November 30, 2025

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#13082725

11 December 2025

An instructor helps a woman recruit who feels unwell during a march on the first day of basic military training in the 118th Separate Mechanized Brigade, designed to acclimate soldiers to military conditions and evaluate their psychological resilience, physical endurance, and leadership potential, in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on November 30, 2025

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#13082728

11 December 2025

An instructor helps a woman recruit who feels unwell during a march on the first day of basic military training in the 118th Separate Mechanized Brigade, designed to acclimate soldiers to military conditions and evaluate their psychological resilience, physical endurance, and leadership potential, in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on November 30, 2025

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11 December 2025

An instructor helps a woman recruit who feels unwell during a march on the first day of basic military training in the 118th Separate Mechanized Brigade, designed to acclimate soldiers to military conditions and evaluate their psychological resilience, physical endurance, and leadership potential, in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on November 30, 2025

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11 December 2025

An instructor helps a woman recruit who feels unwell during a march on the first day of basic military training in the 118th Separate Mechanized Brigade, designed to acclimate soldiers to military conditions and evaluate their psychological resilience, physical endurance, and leadership potential, in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on November 30, 2025

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#13082780

11 December 2025

The chief sergeant of the unit instructs recruits and presents the instructors before a march on the first day of basic military training in the 118th Separate Mechanized Brigade, designed to acclimate soldiers to military conditions through psychological and physical stress and evaluate their resilience, endurance, and leadership potential, in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on November 30, 2025

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11 December 2025

The chief sergeant of the unit instructs recruits and presents the instructors before a march on the first day of basic military training in the 118th Separate Mechanized Brigade, designed to acclimate soldiers to military conditions through psychological and physical stress and evaluate their resilience, endurance, and leadership potential, in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on November 30, 2025

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11 December 2025

Recruits prepare for a march on the first day of basic military training in the 118th Separate Mechanized Brigade, designed to acclimate soldiers to military conditions and evaluate their psychological resilience, physical endurance, and leadership potential, in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on November 30, 2025

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11 December 2025

Recruits prepare for a march on the first day of basic military training in the 118th Separate Mechanized Brigade, designed to acclimate soldiers to military conditions and evaluate their psychological resilience, physical endurance, and leadership potential, in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on November 30, 2025

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