{"id":267803,"date":"2025-08-05T00:00:04","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T23:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/i-thought-do-or-die-how-a-ukrainian-soldier-cycled-to-safety-after-russian-assault\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T00:00:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T23:00:04","slug":"i-thought-do-or-die-how-a-ukrainian-soldier-cycled-to-safety-after-russian-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/i-thought-do-or-die-how-a-ukrainian-soldier-cycled-to-safety-after-russian-assault\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I thought, do or die&#8217;: How a Ukrainian soldier cycled to safety after Russian assault"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/a9LNl8kTf9Q\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"'I thought, do or die': How a Ukrainian soldier cycled to safety after Russian assault\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a9LNl8kTf9Q\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>After a Russian assault left all three of his fellow soldiers dead and himself wounded, Andriy, stationed near Siversk, Ukraine, thought his life was over. 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