Squelching through thick mud, Petro, a Ukrainian soldier dug in not far from Russian positions in the Donbas, recounted matter-of-factly how his unit had to use buckets to clear out water-logged trenches. | Reuters
Buoyed by the recapture of the southern city of Kherson from Russia this month, Ukraine wants to maintain the initiative on the battlefield even as deteriorating conditions make it harder to maneuver easily and for troops to keep warm.
The Donbas, a heavily industrialized region that is partially occupied by Moscow, comprises the Donetsk and Luhansk provinces that Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin has declared to be annexed, Russian land. Some military analysts said they expected Ukraine would try to keep up the pressure on Russian forces over the winter to prevent them digging in and settling.
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