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In this photo taken Saturday Dec. 24, 2016, a former serviceman with both his legs amputated, walks, during the Games of Heroes CrossFit competition for disabled servicemen at the Sport Arena in Kiev, Ukraine.About 50 wounded soldiers and veterans participated in Ukraine’s Game of Heroes, which included weightlifting, rope climbing and rowing machines. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

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In this photo taken Saturday Dec.24, 2016, Lt. Volodymyr Kovalsky, 33, wearing leg prosthesis, competes in the Games of Heroes CrossFit competition for disabled servicemen at the Sport Arena in Kiev, Ukraine. Half a year after losing his legs in the war against separatists in Ukraine’s east, Lt. Volodymyr Kovalsky showed the strength of his body and spirit in a sports competition for disabled servicemen. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

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In this photo taken Saturday Dec.24, 2016, in Kiev, Ukraine, former servicemen perform strength exercises as judges watch, during the Games of Heroes CrossFit competition for disabled soldiers at the Sport Arena in Kiev, Ukraine. About 50 wounded soldiers and veterans participated in Ukraine’s Game of Heroes, which included weightlifting, rope climbing and rowing machines. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

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In this photo taken Saturday Dec. 24, 2016, in Kiev, Ukraine, unidentified participants pictured first and second left, wearing paratroopers berets, attend an award-giving ceremony during the Games of Heroes CrossFit competition for disabled servicemen at the Sport Arena in Kiev, Ukraine. About 50 wounded soldiers and veterans participated in Ukraine’s Game of Heroes, which included weightlifting, rope climbing and rowing machines. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

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In this photo taken Saturday Dec. 24, 2016, a wheelchair participant performs power exercises as a judge watches, during the Games of Heroes CrossFit competition for disabled servicemen at the Sport Arena in Kiev, Ukraine. About 50 wounded soldiers and veterans participated in Ukraine’s Game of Heroes, which included weightlifting, rope climbing and rowing machines. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

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In this photo taken Saturday Dec.24, 2016, a servicemen Roman Lindov, 24, with his left wrist amputated takes part in the Games of Heroes CrossFit competition for disabled servicemen at the Sport Arena at the Sports Palace in Kiev, Ukraine. About 50 wounded soldiers and veterans participated in Ukraine’s Game of Heroes, which included weightlifting, rope climbing and rowing machines. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

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In this photo taken Saturday Dec. 24, 2016, in Kiev, Ukraine, Lt. Volodymyr Kovalsky, 33, wearing his legs prosthesis, lifts weight, during the Games of Heroes CrossFit competition for disabled servicemen at the Sport Arena in Kiev, Ukraine. Half a year after losing his legs in the war against separatists in Ukraine’s east, Kovalsky showed the strength of his body and spirit in a sports competition for disabled servicemen. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

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In this photo taken Saturday Dec. 24, 2016, a participant lifts weight as a judge watches, during the Games of Heroes CrossFit competition for disabled servicemen at the Sport Arena in Kiev, Ukraine. About 50 wounded soldiers and veterans participated in Ukraine’s Game of Heroes, which included weightlifting, rope climbing and rowing machines. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

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In this photo taken Saturday Dec. 24, 2016, in Kiev, Ukraine, a girl congratulates a wheel-chaired former soldier in a sign of support, during the Games of Heroes CrossFit competition for disabled servicemen at the Sport Arena in Kiev, Ukraine. About 50 wounded soldiers and veterans participated in Ukraine’s Game of Heroes, which included weightlifting, rope climbing and rowing machines. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

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In this photo taken Saturday Dec. 24, 2016, Ukraine's army captain Serhiy Romanovsky, 26, with his right leg prosthesis, takes part in the CrossFit competition for disabled servicemen at the Sport Arena in Kiev, Ukraine. About 50 wounded soldiers and veterans participated in Ukraine’s Game of Heroes, which included weightlifting, rope climbing and rowing machines. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

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FILE - In this June 2, 2016 file photo, a woman kicks National Guard soldiers' shields during a protest demanding food, near Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, triggered by rising frustration with food shortages and inflation. President Nicolas Maduro has greatly enhanced the power of his generals, who have become an indispensable crutch as the economy has tanked and street protests against the deeply-unpopular administration grow. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)