Ukrainian soldiers in a trench under Russian shelling on the frontline close to Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday, March 5, 2023.
Ukrainian soldiers in a muddy trench in March show the difficult conditions both sides could face as winter arrives.
  • Russian troops are living in grueling conditions on the front line in Ukraine, the UK MoD said.
  • Soldiers described being "wet from head to toe" for weeks at a time, per the report.
  • They also described eating "monotonous food" and not even being able to boil a mug of tea.

Russian soldiers are experiencing increasingly grueling conditions on the front line in Ukraine as winter approaches, according to an intelligence update from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Sunday.