"At first, my soldiers were wary of me going on combat missions with them; they didn't want me to. But later, when they understood who I was and what I was doing there, they grew to love me."

At the age of 17, Nika dug trenches in Hostomel with the National Guard soldiers and… pic.twitter.com/5yllza69zD

— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) 29 janvier 2026

"At first, my soldiers were wary of me going on combat missions with them; they didn't want me to. But later, when they understood who I was and what I was doing there, they grew to love me." At the age of 17, Nika dug trenches in Hostomel with the National Guard soldiers and

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