He prepared for the worst. What he did may have been the key to Ukraine’s success.

KHARKIV, UKRAINE (Aftenposten): Civilians trained for warfare were of great use when Russia invaded. Now other countries are watching closely.

Aleksej Bida is not the same man we met in January. Not possible, after all he’s been through.

Since February, he has suffered two concussions, seen friends killed, committed suicide for the first time. He tried to save the eye that was hanging from the head of a fellow soldier. To name a few things.