In the east, Ukraine braces to launch counter-attack
Quentin Sommerville reports from the Donbas front line as Ukraine tries to seize the initiative from Russia. …
Nearby are craters, and a shell from a spent Russian rocket. This, first and foremost, is as an observation post, not a combat position, I’m told. “But if there is a threat that they are crossing over to our riverbank, then we will open fire,” the guardsman says.