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When the invasion began, Sergiy Stakhovsky was abroad—but had already signed up for Ukraine’s Territorial Defense Forces.
“I hoped that if enough people enlisted, Russia might think twice. But it didn’t stop them.”
Sergiy Stakhovsky on the Zaporizhzhia front. Photo: Serhiy Stakhovsky
“In 2022, Djokovic, Federer, fans—everyone wrote to me. Back then, Europe felt the war was close. Now it seems forgotten.”
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“Sport and war have similarities: you fight to the end when you’re exhausted. But lose a match, and you play again in a few days. Lose in war, and you lose lives.”
Stakhovsky in Toretsk. Photo via Serhiy Stakhovsky.
Alpha has destroyed over $5 billion worth of Russian equipment—not even counting strategic plants, refineries, and other major targets, says Sergiy.
Stakhovsky with his brothers-in-arms. Photo via Serhiy Stakhovsky.
Soon enough, he says, the world may once again read about his latest victory in the headlines.
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