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A Ukrainian soldier has returned home after being kidnapped by pro-Russian separatists who he says cut his hand off because of his "Glory to Ukraine" tattoo. On 24 Aug., 19-year-old Aidar Battalion soldier Vasyl Pelysh was caught in an enemy tank ambush in the town of Novosvetlovka near the rebel-held city of Luhansk, eastern Ukraine as he attempted to drive a wounded comrade to safety.

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