Between Ice And Fire: A Ukrainian Veteran's Journey From Antarctica To War
- By RFE/RL,
- Mykyta Peretiatko and
- Amos Chapple
They call themselves "military penguins" and belong to a small but growing contingent from Ukraine's far-flung Antarctic research facility who have returned returned home to fight against Russia's ongoing invasion. RFE/RL speaks to Yuriy Lyshenko, whose journey spans 15,000 kilometers from the South Pole to the battlefields of his country.