Ukrainian National Guard soldier Andriy Matyukhin unexpectedly met his 60-year-old father Volodymyr at a checkpoint in Donetsk and learned that he had also decided to fight for his country on the frontline, while neither of them informed their family about their plans.
Although hoping his son would stay away from the combat area, the father said off camera that he is proud of Andriy, Ukraine Today reports.
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