Ukrainian military driver with call sign Moroz, 30, from the 24th mechanized brigade, stands next to his French made VAB armoured personnel carrier (APC) during a field training in an undisclosed location in the Donetsk region on February 16, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. They dreamed of opening a business, starting a family, buying an apartment or climbing mountains. Instead, these Ukrainians are fighting to hold off Russia's army in a war they never asked for. Three years after the start of Russia's invasion on February 24, 2022, AFP asked soldiers to recount the hopes the conflict has stolen from them. (Photo by Genya SAVILOV / AFP) (Photo by GENYA SAVILOV/AFP via Getty Images)