Serhii Krynitskyi, 42, poses for a photo in the frontline city of Kramatorsk in Donetsk region, Ukraine, on May 27. | REUTERS
By Felix Hoske
REUTERS
Jul 28, 2026
KRAMATORSK, Ukraine – Serhii Krynitskyi watched the life seep out of the only man who had shared his living hell.
He and his comrade had survived nearly a year together in a foxhole on the front lines. They’d killed Russian soldiers and scavenged for food among the dead. They’d argued and laughed, amidst the horror.
Now, Krynitskyi was alone.
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