Ukrainian soldiers are burned out and worried they'll run out of troops as the war with Russia drags on

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Ukrainian troops standing by a tank. One is pointing forward.
A Ukrainian soldier gives instructions to a tank crew during an exercise in Ukraine on May 5, 2023.

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A Ukrainian sniper called the Ghost of Bakhmut says he's personally killed 113 Russians. He explains how his elite unit hunts the enemy.

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The Ghost of Bakhmut, commander of an elite team of Ukrainian snipers, seen carrying a rifle.
The Ghost of Bakhmut, commander of an elite team of Ukrainian snipers.

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Russia is stringing nets between lamppost to catch Ukrainian drones — but it clearly doesn't always work

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Two stills from videos. Left: Purportedly outside Bakhmut, a drone's eye view of netting hung between lampposts and an armored vehicle below. Right: A driver's view of the road with netting strung up.
Two views of netting strung between lampposts, purportedly in Bakhmut.

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A Russian reserve army of 15,000 soldiers is pinned down near Bakhmut and will be destroyed, says Ukraine's spy chief

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Ukrainian T64 tanks move towards Bakhmut direction, in Donetsk Oblast region, on March 20, 2023.

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Zelenskyy says Ukraine has a 'comprehensive plan' to liberate Bakhmut and 2 other key cities

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky listens during a meeting with US President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 21, 2023.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky listens during a meeting with US President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 21, 2023.

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Russia sent troops into battle armed with little more than shovels against Ukraine's cluster munitions, report says

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A soldier holds the Ukrainian flag in front of a destroyed building in the village of Andriivka.
A soldier holds the Ukrainian flag in front of a destroyed building in the village of Andriivka.

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'Frag out!': Dramatic helmet-cam footage appears to show US volunteers of Ukraine's Chosen Company clearing a Russian trench

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Chosen Company volunteers fighting with Ukraine's 59th Motorized Brigade.

Chosen Company video

Ukrainian soldiers reject criticism that their counteroffensive is too slow: 'You need to move slowly, but always'

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A Ukrainian serviceman walks in a trench at a position
A Ukrainian serviceman walks in a trench at a position near the frontline town of Bakhmut, Ukraine, on May 30 2023

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A Ukrainian soldier captured by Russian forces says they played with him 'the way a cat plays with a mouse,' torturing him for fun instead of for information

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Ukrainian soldiers fire a cannon near Bakhmut
Ukrainian soldiers fire a cannon near Bakhmut on May 15, 2023.

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2 senior Russian commanders have been killed in fighting near Bakhmut, defense ministry says

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Ukrainian service members near Bakhmut on March 24, 2023.

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