Ukrainian veterans’ inspiring Bosphorus swim on Independence Day, in photos

By Canadian Press on August 24, 2025.

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — Ukrainian war veteran Oleh Tserkovnyi has inspired two fellow veterans to swim across the Bosphorus strait on their country’s Independence Day.

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This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

Evgeniy Maloletka And Khalil Hamra, The Associated Press