It was Ratushnyi who introduced Reva to the woman who is now his wife, also on the square. “It’s a great loss for Ukraine.”The friends then signed up to fight on the very first day of the Russian invasion on Feb. 24. Reva said he's been fighting of late in positions away from where Ratushnyi was killed. Reva, 33, said two soldiers were killed and 15 wounded Thursday where he's been stationed. ———Efrem Lukatsky in the Donbas region of Ukraine, and Inna Varenytsia in Lisbon, Portugal, contributed to this report.

Source: ABC News June 18, 2022 22:47 UTC