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Defences. hidden in a forest, evidence of ukraine s stuttering offensive in the south. a makeshift repair yard trying to salvage not old soviet equipment but recently donated western armor. these us made bradleys may have saved lives, but they ve also been damaged by what s slowing them down. russian minefields. serhii says some can t be repaired, so they ll scavenge the parts. this was the same brigade in the first days of the offensive, especially trained and equipped by the west to break through defences. instead, they became an easy target and fodder for russian propaganda. now they re using old soviet tanks to try to clear a path. but overnight, maxim s t64 hit another mine, leaving it damaged and one of his men injured. ....
Heavier now. their enemy is close by, and ukraine s forces are outmanned and outgunned. still they show no fear. he laughs. but does russia have a chance of winning this war? and this is a well worn routine for tank commander serhii. first, he faced russian separatists in donbas, and now it s the russian army. ....
Since the invasion, he s only had a week away from his tank and crew. his brigade is one of the most decorated in the ukrainian army. today, they re out to hit russian observation posts near their lines. their tanks may be old, but they ve barely given the russians an inch of territory here. it s a fast game of cat and mouse, life or death, and it s left as deep an imprint on the landscape as it has on the men. the shell craters stretch for miles. and serhii and his crew are soon in the thick of it. they ve found their target across the next field, over 500 metres away, and they unleash everything they ve got. ....