The fighter, who was the first in history to be evacuated by drone, spent 491 consecutive days on his position. Volunteer Kostiantyn Vlasenko from Kryvyi Rih held his position in a concrete drainage pipe. After his comrade was killed, he was left alone. Due to severe injuries from airstrikes and gangrene, he amputated both of his legs on his own using an ordinary knife. Russians demanded he surrender via loudspeakers, but the warrior refused to go into captivity and remained on his position. For months, Ukrainian UAVs dropped food and water to him. The defender is now safe and recovering under medical supervision.

Steve Witkoff to Putin: You talk so much about my president, President Trump, being a humanitarian. You are a humanitarian also, sir, and I salute that, I commend you, and I thank you again.

🇺🇸🇺🇦 Marco Rubio: Remember, people predicted that this war would be over in 5 days. Now we're going on 5 years. A lot of that is credit to the fighters of Ukraine and their bravery. There would be no Ukraine today were it not for the assistance the United States has supplied Ukraine in the billions of dollars — going back to the Biden administration and going through this administration as well.

Russia had gained 890 square kilometers as of last month; Ukraine had taken back 800 square kilometers. That means Moscow has taken all of about 34.7 square miles of Ukrainian territory TOTAL in 2026.

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Trying to figure out how Russia captured the White House faster than the Donbas