Mango, 28, the head of logistics of an Azov tank battalion who lost his hand in the defence of Mariupol and fell into Russian captivity, poses for a picture on top of a tank at his base in the Donetsk region, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, December 26, 2023. Mango, who said he had to plead with his commander to convince authorities that he still had a role to play in the army, can no longer drive a tank but is one of many amputees who decide to return to the battlefield, and he is hoping to have a bionic hand fitted to allow him to use artificial fingers. "At every medical check-up, there was always one surgeon who would ask if I had reconsidered my decision, and each time I said 'No'," he said. REUTERS/Thomas Peter