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The liberation of several villages in the Donetsk region has boosted the morale of the Ukrainian population. The soldiers are galvanized by the counter-offensive led against the Russians.
A team from France Télévisions heads for the villages just liberated from the front lines Sud, Ukraine. On the road, the hurried comings and goings of Ukrainian army tanks, and the incessant roar of artillery fire. The mission of the crew of a French-made Caesar cannon is to support the first breakthroughs on the Russian lines, thanks to precision strikes, at 40 km. The Ukrainian counter-offensive galvanizes the soldiers. “We are having our first successes, and of course, that gives us courage. We are going all out”declares Psich, battalion commander on the front Sud.
“The situation is improving”
In a villagee to 3 km from the liberated villages, so far caught between the two camps, the few inhabitants note the changes since their troops progress. With their own danger scale. “The situation is improving. Before, we were targeted daily by hundreds of shells, and for one or two days, there are only a few dozen”, testifies a resident. The liberation of these first villages is also symbolic, it boosts the morale of the Ukrainian population.