The couple, who have been serving in the military in Ukraine for 20 years and have been living together unmarried, suddenly decided to get married in the aftermath of the war and are getting married at a checkpoint located at the entrance to the city of Kiev.
Lesia Ivashenko and Valery Filimonov, both from Kiev, who work in the Ukrainian regional security service, have been living together and have not planned to get married until then.
In this situation, they suddenly decided to get married in the middle of the war and got married among fellow soldiers at a checkpoint at the entrance to the city of Kiev.
The two were married in military attire without wearing the usual wedding attire. Kiev Mayor Vitaly Klitschko attended the wedding and greeted the bride and groom.