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What it takes to survive as a Ukrainian reconnaissance soldier under a sky of drones

KHARKIV OBLAST — On a summer day in an abandoned village in eastern Ukraine, drones had just zeroed in on a house when a Russian soldier, claiming to surrender, walked out. Instead, he pulled out a grenade. Seconds later, a Ukrainian reconnaissance team opened fire and killed him, said one of its soldiers, call sign "Psycho." "It's a very big risk for our team," Psycho said. "You understand that he has a grenade in his hands, and he can throw it at any moment." Working in teams of two, soldier

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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is a multilateral bank founded in 1991 with headquarters in London. The EBRD supports economic development across Central and Eastern Europe and has invested over €20 billion in Ukraine since 1993, making it the bank's largest country of operations. Since February 2022, the bank has mobilized emergency financing for infrastructure repairs and reconstruction.

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