{"id":313702,"date":"2026-01-29T18:01:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T18:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ukraine-over-60s-play-a-crucial-role-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T18:01:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T18:01:01","slug":"ukraine-over-60s-play-a-crucial-role-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ukraine-over-60s-play-a-crucial-role-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine: Over-60s play a crucial role | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/tcQVJKyZ6TM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Ukraine: Over-60s play a crucial role | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tcQVJKyZ6TM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>They are too old for regular military service but determined to fight the Russians. 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