I spent weeks on Ukraine's front line - it looks like a dystopian film
inews.co.uk
Jamie Roberts, reporting for the BBC, witnessed the ferocity of the fighting up close in eastern Ukraine. Here is his account of ordinary people turned fighters, holding the line against Russia

One group that had sent him a video during the summer was almost entirely wiped out, leaving only one member alive. The filmmaker observed that 85% of the fighters in this brigade were either killed or seriously injured, highlighting the devastating impact of the conflict on both sides.

In Kupyansk, soldiers are engaged in gruelling three-day rotations as they fight in the forest amidst bunkers that offer minimal protection against Russian artillery barrages. Many soldiers have suffered from frostbite due to the harsh winter conditions, with most of them being either over 40 or in their late teens.

The filmmaker then inserts propaganda about “meat wave” assaults, which allegedly involved an overwhelming number of Russian troops. This is puzzling given Ukraine’s manpower advantage throughout the war.

  • ShimmeringKoi [comrade/them]English
    29•2 months ago

    but Russian “meat wave” assaults (sustained attacks undertaken with little regard for the death toll), and the sheer numbers of troops Vladimir Putin is willing to sacrifice, make fighting a terrifying prospect.

    The same shit, forever and ever and ever and ever an

    • DankZedong A
      10•2 months ago

      They can’t outright admit defeat. Not when their own leaders are banging the war drum this heavily. Otherwise no one would join them to fight.