NPR: war soldiers https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=546076749 war soldiers en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Sat, 08 Aug 2026 20:13:29 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: war soldiers https://www.npr.org/tags/546076749/war-soldiers Ukraine mourns 'collector of souls' Oleksiy Yukov, killed recovering war dead Oleksiy Yukov spent two decades recovering the bodies of soldiers — including many Russians. He was killed during a recovery mission after stepping on a landmine. Sat, 08 Aug 2026 13:46:05 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/08/08/nx-s1-5925887/ukraine-mourns-oleksiy-yukov https://www.npr.org/2026/08/08/nx-s1-5925887/ukraine-mourns-oleksiy-yukov

Oleksiy Yukov spent two decades recovering the bodies of soldiers — including many Russians. He was killed during a recovery mission after stepping on a landmine.

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