A young Ukrainian couple has become a symbol of love and strength for the country after they decided to get married three months before their planned wedding in May when Russia began invading their homeland.
Sviatoslav Fursin, Yaryna Arieva and their families at their wedding ceremony.
Meanwhile, Russia has been targeting the capital with missile strikes. Arieva described two massive explosions that struck the city on Wednesday — one that woke her at 1:30 a.m. and lit up her room as if it were daytime.She hasn't left shelter for seven days and said civilians who are not actively fighting need a secret passcode to go outside for their own protection.
"He is very, physically, very strong, and he loves sports, and he has some knowledge about armor, so he was one of the best in his group," Arieva explained.
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