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Video emerged showing a Ukrainian soldier whose flak vest stopped a 30mm autocannon round, demonstrating individual protective equipment effectiveness.

Bakhmut, Donetsk
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Video emerged showing a Ukrainian soldier whose flak vest stopped a 30mm autocannon round, demonstrating individual protective equipment effectiveness.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

When a tragedy befell a Kiwi soldier and Shannon's friend Kane Te Tai in Soledar in March 2023 it was a big loss and wound for the late soldier's family, unit brothers and Shannon personally.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

In March, Ivo Jurak, a former officer of the Estonian Defence Forces, was killed near Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast as a result of artillery shelling.

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

In March 2023 it became known about the death of former Estonian Defense Forces officer Ivo Jurak, who was killed in action near Bakhmut in the Donetsk region.

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.209Z

Source story: day-371-2023-03-01