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Love on Battlefield: Ukrainian Soldiers Get Married Amid Russian Invasion, Photos, Video Emerge

Monday, March 07, 2022 at 8:34 AM by Oluwatobi Bolashodun

Two members of Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces got married in an outdoor ceremony inspite of the invasion by Russian forces
Lesia Ivashchenko and Valerii Fylymonov exchanged marriage vows on Sunday, March 6, at a checkpoint in Kyiv
The couple were surrounded by a group of fellow soldiers who joined in a chorus to serenade them, while two others played instruments

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Amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, two members of the country's 112 brigade of the territorial defense decided to take their relationship a step further.

A report by ABC News indicates that Lesia Ivashchenko and Valerii Fylymonov, both members of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, exchanged marriage vows at a checkpoint in Kyiv.

Love on battlefield: Ukrainian soldiers get married amid Russian invasion, photos,video emerge — Lesia Ivashchenko and Valerii Fylymonov exchanged marriage vows at a checkpoint in Kyiv. Photo credit: @KyivPost
Source: Twitter

The volunteer military forces got married in an outdoor ceremony dressed in camouflage and wearing helmets on Sunday, March 6.

The bride, Lesya wearing a helmet over her white wedding veil was spotted carrying a bouquet of roses. When she and the groom sealed the nuptials with a kiss, she swapped the helmet for a veil, Daily Mail added.

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Ukrainian soldiers get married — The couple who got married in an outdoor ceremony dressed in camouflage were serenaded by their fellow soldiers. Photo credit: @ronzheimer
Source: Twitter

Paul Ronzheimer, a German reporter shared a video of the wedding where a group of fellow soldiers serenenaded the couple.

A post on Twitter shared by Kyivpost, confirmed that the two fighters were joined by the military chaplain in the field conditions of the Ukraine-RussiaWar.

Tormer World Boxing Organization's heavyweight champion turned politician, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, said he was able to greet the newlywed.

Klitschko shared a video of the loved-up pair who according to him had been living in a civil marriage for a long time.

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