Ukraine’s soldiers wait in the trenches for Moscow’s next move | World
From www.thetimes.co.uk
2021-11-30 00:01:00
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The Ukrainian soldier stood in a muddy trench, cigarette cupped in his palm to avoid attracting the attention of Russian-backed separatist fighters less than 350 metres away.
“It’s good weather for reconnaissance scouts,” he said, warily. “No one wants to come out of their warm dugout on a night like this.” It was 9pm and the rainy Ukrainian steppe was pitch dark, shrouded in a dense fog. The sound of artillery and small arms fire could be heard all along the front.
Since fighting began in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region in 2014, a vast labyrinth of trenches has been dug across much of a front line that stretches for over 250 miles. Tensions have increased across the region in recent weeks amid fears that Russia
