In the vicinity of Kreminna, Ukraine, the silence of the forest is interrupted by the sound of artillery launching and landing along the front line. Combat medics wait to receive the wounded as a military vehicle moves along a dusty road on the horizon. The vehicle screeches to a halt when it reaches the trees, and a soldier named Valentyn parks it there for natural camouflage from Russian drones scouting for Ukrainian military positions.
A group of soldiers unloads three bodies that have just been recovered from the front line, placing each one into a plastic body bag and zipping it closed. Their position was shelled and then attacked by a drone, they say. “They’re shooting at you from all sides. You turn, you run, they hit you, and it’s impossible to get away,” said Maksym, who survived the attack. “This is a big tragedy for us.”
“One more body is left behind with the Russian soldiers,” he added.
While much of the world’s attention has…
2023-04-23 04:00:06
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