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'Still hopeful': Ukrainian soldier savouring brief peace in Calgary describes grinding war

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Serhii describes waging a deadly, high-tech cat-and-mouse war with his Russian foes in Ukraine .

The 35-year-old has spent much of the last year directing artillery and drone strikes against Russian troops and equipment in various parts of the 1,000-kilometre front line.

He joined the military a year ago after leaving his job as a software developer.

Talk of negotiating peace with Russia based on conceding occupied Ukrainian territory should be viewed with skepticism, said the soldier.

Such a deal would leave Ukraine vulnerable to resumed Russian aggression in the future, he said.

For now, there’s no end of the conflict in sight which means he’ll serve indefinitely.

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