Ukraine war: Marine reveals struggle of defending Kharkiv

Talking to the BBC, the marine describes the struggle of battling Russian advances near Kharkiv.

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Now he’s been rushed to defend Moscow’s onslaught in the Kharkiv region, like many other soldiers scrambled from other parts of Ukraine’s front line.

It’s a redeployment symptomatic of this war’s new focus.

We’ve been in touch with Oleksiy for the past nine months. Now from north-eastern Ukraine, he’s described the difference in fighting as “huge”.

Despite limited supplies, minimal gains and mounting losses, Kyiv insists its southern foothold on the occupied eastern bank of Dnipro River is still significant.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjerdw9g159o

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