After a mine-explosion injury, Nazar Skyba lost a leg. The amputation changed his body but did not take away what mattered most – his will to move forward. Frontliner tells the story of 28-year-old veteran Nazar Skyba: from injury to his first jiu-jitsu tournament.
After returning from captivity, he spent months fighting the consequences of Russian abuse – broken ribs, ulcers and other injuries. He also struggled with nightmares, fear of silence and recurring memories of what he had endured. On Nov. 16, 2025, the heart of 36th Marine Brigade serviceman Oleksandr Savov stopped.
Ukraine is bringing home her fallen defenders. But with each body comes a difficult undertaking: determining their identities. Identification of the dead has become one of the most challenging tasks of the war.
