ISTANBUL — During a pool training session months ago, Ukrainian war veteran Oleh Tserkovnyi was struck by an idea: What if a group of veterans swam across the strait of Bosphorus, between Turkey’s ...

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Autumn marks the start of the fishing season in Istanbul, when schools of bonito begin migrating south from the Black Sea via the Bosphorus strait, the busy waterway which bisects the Turkish city.

Ukrainian veterans, including two with amputated limbs, swam across the Bosphorus Strait on 24 August, covering the 6.5-km distance from Asia to Europe and achieving great results. Source: the ...

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ISTANBUL (AP) — During a pool training session months ago, Ukrainian war veteran Oleh Tserkovnyi was struck by an idea: What if a group of veterans swam across the strait of Bosphorus, between ...

Ukrainian war veterans Oleksandr Dashko, from left, Oleh Tserkovnyi and Pavlo Tovstyk, pose for an underwater photo in a pool in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, as they take a break from their ...