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The fighting is concentrated in eastern Ukraine, particularly in the Donbass. France Télévisions reporters were able to follow a battalion of 400 Ukrainian soldiers for the first time. They are installed only 2 km from the front line and are preparing to experience the great Russian offensive.
An abandoned factory on the front line in the town of Rubijne. The commander of this National Guard battalion agrees to speak to reporters from France Télévisions. These men defend the city of Rubijne, 60,000 inhabitants in peacetime, half conquered by the Russians, at the beginning of April. Since then, a 33-year-old commander explains that he succeeded with his soldiers in stopping their advance, but the great Russian offensive announced worries them.
“We are ready, we have the best command, we have the best president in the world, but as he tells you again, we need your help and offensive weapons”, he said. All tirelessly repeat this same request: “we need anti-aircraft missiles to shoot down their planes, but also heavy artillery”. They have been here for over a month. In the basements of the enterprise, several bunkers are arranged. Behind a door, men, returning from combat, are resting in underground dormitories, in the humidity and heat. What is striking is the youth of these soldiers.
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