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How a Ukrainian Soldier’s Final Act of Defiance Made Him a Hero

wsj 8 min read . Updated: 31 Mar 2023, 06:34 PM IST The Wall Street Journal
Paraskoviya Demchuk visits the grave of her son, a Ukrainian soldier who was seen in a video saying ‘Glory to Ukraine’ seconds before he was executed by Russian forces.Premium
Paraskoviya Demchuk visits the grave of her son, a Ukrainian soldier who was seen in a video saying ‘Glory to Ukraine’ seconds before he was executed by Russian forces.

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The Ukrainian platoon was digging in desperately along a tree line in this country’s east when grenades began exploding around it and Russian soldiers crept in from the left.