Unequipped and outgunned, Ukrainian military often can t evacuate its wounded yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Ukrainian soldiers face a long fight against the Russian army in the Donbas region, although Moscow remains far from the swift victory it had predicted.
Russian troops in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region have shifted from a steamroller strategy to one of relentlessly chipping away at their opponents in the hope of grinding them down.