Ukrainian serviceman Valera, 61, with his comrades, work at their position near Bakhmut on March 20, 2023. - A small group of old friends has refurbished a 1950s artillery piece to go fight together on the front lines. The six men are firing a Soviet-era 57mm S-60 gun, a piece usually seen at the entrances to large cities on traffic circles or official buildings. "The gun you see here comes from a warehouse. It was stored as scrap metal. So we repaired it, refurbished it and now we use it to protect our native Ukraine," Volodymyr, 37, who commands the artillery unit, told AFP. (Photo by Aris Messinis / AFP)