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And sound more like something from the first world war. but they ve been fighting russian backed separatists this way for the past eight years. western officials say this is where ukraine has some of its best trained and most battle hardened troops. they re certainly not all young. from his dugout, 52 year old anatoly says he can already see russian troops just 500 metres away. translation: if they try to take this position, i ll kill them. - if i don t kill them, they ll kill me. those are the rules of war. they know their enemy can be brutal. they ve had little rest from the fighting. they can already hear the russian artillery getting closer. but they say morale is high. translation: without trenchesl to defend from, we would all die. but these trenches will protect us. ....
Ukraine. the bbc has witnessed hundreds of thousands of civilians fleeing that area, where separatists have been fighting for 8 years. our defence correspondent, jonathan beale, reports now from lisycha nsk. 21st century combat on ukraine s eastern front can look and sound more like something from the first world war. but they have been fighting russian backed separatists this way for the past eight years. western officials say this is where ukraine has some of its best trained and most battle hardened troops. they re certainly not all young. from his dugout, 52 year old anatoly says he can already see russian troops just 500 metres away. translation: if they try to take this position, i ll kill them. - if i don t kill them, they ll kill me those are the rules of war. they know their enemy can be brutal. ....
Of civilians fleeing that area, where separatists have been fighting for eight years. 0ur defence correspondent, jonathan beale, reports now from lysycha nsk. 21st century combat on ukraine s eastern front can look and sound more like something from the first world war. but they ve been fighting russian backed separatists this way for the past eight years. western officials say this is where ukraine has some of its best trained and most battle hardened troops. they re certainly not all young. from his dugout, 52 year old anatoly says he can already see russian troops just 500 metres away. translation: if they try to take this position, i ll kill them. - if i don t kill them, they ll kill me. those are the rules of war. they know their enemy can be brutal. they ve had little rest ....
21st century combat on ukraine s eastern front can look and sound more like something from the first world war. but they ve been fighting russian backed separatists this way for the past eight years. western officials say this is where ukraine has some of its best trained and most battle hardened troops. they re certainly not all young. from his dugout, 52 year old anatoly says he can already see russian troops just 500 metres away. translation: if they try to take this position, i ll kill them. - if i don t kill them, they ll kill me those are the rules of war. they know their enemy can be brutal. they ve had little rest from the fighting. they can already hear the russian artillery getting closer. but they say morale is high. ....
And sound more like something from the first world war. but they ve been fighting russian backed separatists this way for the past eight years. western officials say this is where ukraine has some of its best trained and most battle hardened troops. they re certainly not all young. from his dugout, 52 year old anatoly says he can already see russian troops just 500 metres away. translation: if they try to take this position, i ll kill them. - if i don t kill them, they ll kill me those are the rules of war. they know their enemy can be brutal. they ve had little rest from the fighting. they can already hear the russian artillery getting closer. but they say morale is high. translation: without trenchesl ....