I'm a ballroom dancer who joined Ukraine's special forces. The war took my leg, but I have no regrets signing up.

• 03/29/2025, 10:25 PM
• businessinsider.com

Both images courtesy of Serhii Nazarenko, left photo by Neel Shakilov

This is as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Serhii Nazarenko, a 31-year-old Kyiv resident who taught ballroom dancing for 11 years before the war. He is now an officer and machine gunner of the NGU's elite Omega group.