Ukraine’s Amputee Veterans Celebrate Independence Day with Gruelling Endurance Challenge
Military amputees and war veterans completed seven days of swimming, cycling and running across Ukraine in a 1,500-kilometer endurance event, organizers said.
- On Monday, Ukrainian military amputees and war veterans finished a grueling 1,500-kilometer endurance race known as Iron Week, coinciding with the 35th anniversary of Ukraine's Independence Day.
- The competition, led by three-time Olympic triathlete Danylo Sapunov, supports veterans as Ukraine endures more than four years of war following Russia's full-scale invasion.
- Athletes completed seven consecutive days of swimming, cycling, and distance running across war-torn eastern cities; at a lake outside Kyiv on the closing day, competitors removed prosthetics and entered the water with some needing assistance.
- Yevhenii Lakhnenko, 46, said swimming drove his recovery after losing his right arm and left leg, vowing to "get back in the ranks," while Maksym Yuzviak, 35, stated Ukraine's independence depends on ordinary people taking responsibility.
- Iron Week underscores veteran support initiatives as European leaders gathered in Kyiv with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to commemorate Ukraine's 1991 independence from the Soviet Union amid ongoing conflict.
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Independent EspañolKIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Military amputees and war veterans in Ukraine commemorated Independence Day on Monday at the end of an exhausting race of resistance that took them more than 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) across the country.
Ukraine’s amputee veterans celebrate independence day with gruelling endurance challenge
Military amputees and war veterans in Ukraine marked Independence Day on Monday by finishing a grueling endurance race that took them more than 1,500 kilometres (930 miles) around the country.
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Ukraine's amputee veterans celebrate independence day with grueling endurance challenge
Military amputees and veterans in Ukraine marked Independence Day by completing Iron Week, a grueling seven-day endurance event covering more than 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) across the country.
Ukraine amputee veterans celebrate independence day with grueling endurance challenge
Military amputees and veterans in Ukraine marked Independence Day by completing Iron Week, a grueling seven-day endurance event covering more than 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) across the country
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