I was a soldier in Ukraine - now I teach to shape our future

BBC Scotland Monday 15 June 2026, 05:31 UTC 1 min read

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Aberdeen-based scientist Sergiy Sylantyev is returning to Ukraine in a scheme putting education at the heart of the war.

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