Ukrainian soldier Alexander Marchuk

Ukrainian soldier Alexander Marchuk wears a protective suit and a gas mask during exercises of Ukrainian anti-chemical weapons forces in Kalyniv, 620 kilometers (390 miles) west of Kiev, Ukraine, Friday, March 14, 2003. A Ukrainian anti-chemical weapons unit prepared for a possible trip to the Persian Gulf, where it would stand by to help neutralize the effects of a potential Iraqi offensive against neighboring countries. UNIAN photo