Ukraine's amputee veterans celebrate independence day with grueling endurance challenge

Military amputees and war veterans in Ukraine marked Independence Day on Monday by finishing a grueling endurance race that took them more than 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) around the country. Known as Iron Week, the competition is led by three-time Olympic triathlete Danylo Sapunov, who supports veterans as the country endures more than four years of war since Russia’s full-scale invasion. Ukraine is marking the anniversary of its 1991 declaration of independence from the Soviet Union as E...

By VASILISA STEPANENKO and FRANSISCO SECO