Ukrainian veterans’ inspiring Bosphorus swim on Independence Day, in photos

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — Ukrainian war veteran Oleh Tserkovnyi has inspired two fellow veterans to swim across the Bosphorus strait on their country’s Independence Day.

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