Sergei Tanasov is considered a war hero in Ukraine for his role in defending the Donetsk airport from a months-long assault by Russian-backed separatists in 2014. Today, as a candidate for parliament, he is running on the one issue that dominates political life in Ukraine: ending the war and finding a way to fend off Russian President Vladimir Putin.
2019 Parliamentary Election
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Los Angeles Times: War and peace are on the line in Ukrainian parliamentary vote
Ukrainian soldiers wait through artillery shelling danger in a fortified dugout near the town of Novoluhanske overnight into June 15, 2019.
