Ukrainian soldiers are running out of ammunition

In Donbass (Ukraine), to reach the trenches, you have to go through icy roads. This second winter freezes the positions and movements of the soldiers. In a trench, Ukrainian soldiers limit their operations, Wednesday December 13. Their mortar shell fire towards Russian positions is counted. They say they don’t have enough ammunition. In the trench, time seems even longer with the waiting, the cold and the snow.

Soldiers prepare for a long war

Ukraine is forced to reduce its ambitions and renounces any attack. The soldiers adapt to this war of positions. In another unit, some have difficulty maintaining hope. The United States and Europe are questioning their continued support. “Without support, we will lose thousands of additional men”, says Mikhaeolo, a soldier in the Ukrainian army. The soldiers expect a long war and know that they risk spending several winters in the trenches.