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SOUTHERN UKRAINE—Tatar’s hands are the size of a bear’s. So is the rest of him. He towers over every man in his unit by at least a head. The tattoo of his regiment—the 225th—is inked across the back of his neck. Another tattoo, a crown, covers the top of his shaved head. When he smiles, his mouth flashes gold and silver teeth.
Joseph Roche is a correspondent covering defense, diplomacy, economy, and religion in the broader Black Sea region. Based in Ukraine since 2022, his reporting also takes him to the Middle East, where he explores regional security dynamics and geopolitical shifts.
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