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Ukrainian service member with prosthetic leg climbs Hoverla

Original: Service member with prosthetic leg conquers Hoverla and earns right to wear marine storm beret After suffering a serious

Yevhen Kulikov, a 35-year-old service member of the 426th Separate Unmanned Systems Regiment of the 30th Marine Corps, climbed Hoverla, Ukraine's highest mountain, after losing his leg to a serious injury. Fitted with a prosthetic leg, he completed the ascent and earned the right to wear the marine storm beret, a distinction seen as a mark of endurance and resilience.

Why now: Stories of wounded Ukrainian soldiers returning to demanding physical challenges are resonating widely as the war continues.

Yevhen Kulikov426th Separate Unmanned Systems Regiment30th Marine CorpsHoverlaUkraine

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