A sharpshooter of a strengthened fighting team of Ukrainian national contingent of united operational forces coalition controls a fire zone during the beginning of a battle in al-Kout (Southern Iraq), Tuesday, April 6, 2004. That day Ukrainian armoured troop-carrier was knocked out by a shot of grenade cup discharge during the battle for a bridge across Tiger River. As a result of explosion, a machine gunner of special intent platoon of 6-th reconnaissance unit, an ordinary soldier Ruslan Androschuk from Novograd-Volynski died, five other soldiers were wounded. Photo by Andrey Lysenko / Press Setvice of Ukrainian Department of Defense / UNIAN