The trenches belonging to the Ukrainian army turned into a swamp due to heavy rains. Reuters.
As Piotr, a soldier from the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU), told the agency, “Things are getting harder now because of the rain and light frost.”
“There’s a swamp here, but it’s a little dry today,” he said.
As noted in the article, the Ukrainian military is clearing the flooded trenches with buckets. The publication said heavy rains and falling temperatures created harsh conditions, making it “hard to maneuver and keep soldiers warm”.
Reuters reporters also reported that they visited the “wetlands” inhabited by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, but did not specify their exact location.
Andriy Marochko, formerly an officer of the People’s Militia of the Luhansk People’s Republic declarationThe weather and the lack of forces make it difficult for the Ukrainian brigades to evacuate the wounded in the Kupyansky and Krasno-Limansky directions.
Currently, a special operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is underway in Ukraine. On February 24, Putin announced the launch. According to him, the purpose of military action is to demilitarize the neighboring country and to navy the authorities.
The decision to run the operation became the justification for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.