freedom for every one of us, says a village elder, his lip trembling. glory to our heroes. a lonely ukrainian were playing thunderous overhead. the front lines are just town a away to the north. and the defiant spirit is growing here, too, as the bombs fall at random. seizing this corner of eastern ukraine, with its close ties to russia, was supposed to be an easier task for the kremlin s blundering army. but the kremlin s blundering army. but the blundering goes on. my shop is hardly a strategic target, says liliia, with contempt. all this is stiffening the resolve of ukrainian soldiers. we met this tank unit, holding their ground at the spot where russia has been trying to break through. they badly need better equipment. but they have