Ukrainian counteroffensive advances one village at a time
By DW
28 August 2022 |
11:56 am
Ukraine has stepped up attacks on Russian supply lines in the Kherson region, as it seeks to conduct a counteroffensive to retake areas of the south. DW's Mathias Bölinger went to meet Ukrainian fighters in the trenches on the front line.
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