{"id":39224,"date":"2023-10-22T08:29:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T08:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/miamiheatnation.com\/?p=39224"},"modified":"2023-10-22T08:29:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T08:29:04","slug":"inside-ukraines-elite-fighting-force-under-constant-attack-in-wasteland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miamiheatnation.com\/world-news\/inside-ukraines-elite-fighting-force-under-constant-attack-in-wasteland\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Ukraine\u2019s elite fighting force under constant attack in ‘wasteland’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Brave Ukrainian soldiers have lifted the lid on their bloody battle with Vladimir Putin\u2019s invaders – with one warning Russian troops \u201cFor every metre of ground, you will lose hundreds of soldiers\u201d.<\/p>\n

Marc Santora and Tyler Hicks, a reporter and photographer respectively on the New York Times, were able to glean first hand accounts and pictures while embedded with Ukrainian forces in Marinka in eastern Ukraine – described by Mr Santora as a \u201cruined wasteland\u201d.<\/p>\n

Undeterred, Oleg, an 23-year-old soldier in the 79th Air Assault Brigade, explained: \u201cWe keep going.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have seen our location – it is always under fire. It is very difficult to hold these lines.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is our land,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd we must win this war. And we will definitely do it.<\/p>\n

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\u201cEveryone understands that it is difficult and you can lose your life here. But someone has to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the outskirts of Bakhmut, soldiers with the 80th Air Assault Brigade spoke to Mr Santora prior to an assault on Russian forces.<\/p>\n

Artillery unit commander Yaroslav, 32, said: \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter if it\u2019s an attack or a defence.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe task of any artillery is always to support the infantry, counter-battery combat and direct destruction of the enemy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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