LGBT Ukrainians fight for their country, and their rights

A composite image showing LGBTQ+ soldiers Oleg, Borys and Vlad. (Photo: Thomson Reuters Foundation/Handout)

Before Russia invaded Ukraine three weeks ago, Oleg used to get up early every day to walk his dogs along the wide, French-inspired boulevards of the capital, Kyiv.

He had been planning a cycling trip to Odessa on the country’s…