Inside an elite Ukrainian special forces unit
Center 73 is one of Ukraine’s most elite units of special forces — frontline scouts, drone operators, underwater saboteurs.
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Ukraine Special Operations Forces return from a night mission in Kherson region, Ukraine, Saturday, June 10. They transform themselves from nondescript civilians into elite fighters, some in wetsuits and some in boats. In the morning, when their operations end, they’re back to anonymity.2/12
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Ukraine Special Operations Forces navigate the Dnipro River before sunrise as they return from a night mission in Kherson region, Ukraine, Saturday, June 10.3/12
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Ukraine Special Operations Forces soldiers navigate the Dnipro River using night vision goggles, or NVG, during a night mission in Kherson region, Ukraine, Saturday, June 10.4/12
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A Ukraine Special Operations Forces soldier navigates the Dnipro River using night vision goggles, or NVG, during a night mission in Kherson region, Ukraine, Saturday, June 10.5/12
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Ukraine Special Operations Forces soldier rests inside a shelter as he waits to pilot a drone during a night mission in Kherson region, Ukraine, Saturday, June 10.6/12
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Ukraine Special Operations Forces soldiers check a Russian boat they captured on the Dnipro River during a night mission in Kherson region, Ukraine, Saturday, June 10.7/12
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A Ukraine Special Operations Forces officer talks on the radio while navigating the Dnipro River during a night mission in Kherson region, in Kherson, Ukraine, Sunday, June 11.8/12
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A Ukraine Special Operations Forces soldier walks through water on the shores of the Dnipro River using night vision goggles, or NVG, during a night mission in Kherson region, Ukraine, Sunday, June 11.9/12
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Ukraine Special Operations Forces soldiers prepare for a night mission on the Dnipro River in Kherson region, Ukraine, Sunday, June 11.10/12
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A Ukraine Special Operations Forces soldier smokes as he waits to leave for a night mission in Kherson region, Ukraine, Thursday, June 15.11/12
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Ukraine Special Operations Forces soldiers sleep next to their phones in Kherson region, Ukraine, Friday, June 16.12/12
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Ukraine Special Operations Forces soldiers wait to leave for a night mission in Kherson region, Ukraine, Friday, June 16.
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