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submitted 9 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

The front lines where Ukraine and its allies had hoped for a summer breakthrough now epitomize the bleak, dark winter ahead — of Russian resurgence and Kyiv’s mounting losses.

“As we like to say in the army, the plan was good on paper, but we forgot about the trenches,” joked Ihor, a commander in the 15th National Guard. CNN is only using his first name to protect his identity for security reasons. Speaking with CNN deep in a command post in Orikhiv, in southern Ukraine, he is interrupted by panicked noises in the radio room.

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The Ukrainians face relentless waves of Russian convict recruits, properly trained and equipped, backed by armor, and often – they believe – given a mix of drugs to bolster their attack. Ukrainian soldiers showed CNN drone footage of an injured Russian, his legs severed, yet a ghoulish smile on his face, seemingly oblivious to the pain.

Those fighting in besieged Ukrainian trenches say they now face another threat: the use of gas as a weapon. Nine incidents have been recorded in recent weeks in this area, one Ukrainian combat medic told CNN, in which a caustic and flammable gas had been dropped by drones onto Ukrainian lines, causing one fatality. The gas is used to cause panic and followed by conventional shelling or drone attacks, soldiers impacted said.

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[-] NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social 1 points 9 months ago

Do you not remember how much land Russia stole at first?

[-] qdJzXuisAndVQb2@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

Russian forces tried to blitz across the country in 2022 - I remember that failure, but all recent developments in this invasion are minimal. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60506682 - this is a pretty decent overview I think we could both agree on.

[-] NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social 1 points 9 months ago

Granted, recently they have been going more slowly, I would too without true combined arms warfare and with shackles on my combat ability.

Maybe we should take off their chains and allow them to fight for real, if shit started happening in Russia proper, people would start losing their shit there.

Let them take the battle to the homes of the oppressors.

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