Andrii Pidlisnyi has fought nearly every year for the Ukrainian Armed Forces dating back to 2014, telling Military.com that he believes the outcome of the current iteration of the war against Russia will echo previous military conflicts while hoping that the United States will stay by Ukraine's side. Pidlisnyi spoke to Military.com from Ukraine about his service, why he continues to fight in a lengthy war that has become a stalemate, how he's sacrificed precious time away from his family, and what the United States' role should be in helping further deter Russian aggression. Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, instantly prompting global concerns of a military conflict perceived to proceed with the potential to involve most or all major nations in a World War III-type scenario. Global oil costs skyrocketed, countless lives were lost, and worldwide allies like those within NATO held their own objections about what to do and how many resources should be utilized. The ongoing war, viewed by many policy analysts as a continuation of Russia's aggression in Crimea launched in 2014, was once the main daily story in many publications. Today, with another war in the Middle East amid other concerns and disputes involving world powers, the Russia-Ukraine battle forges on—but in the background, where a few like Pidlisnyi continue to risk their lives.