Ukrainian volunteer troops marry in military fatigues at Kyiv checkpoint

The couple married at a Kyiv checkpoint (Efrem Lukatsky/AP)

Two members of the Ukrainian military have married in their fatigues as their country faces continued bombardment by Russia.

Lesia Ivashchenko and Valerii Fylymonov, both members of the Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces, were married at a checkpoint in Kyiv on Sunday.