Before the snows come the rains, which fill the trenches snaking through the shattered landscape with water: cold water that in some places laps the tops of boots and leaves soldiers’ feet wet, freezing – and without care, potentially gangrenous. And then the ground freezes, which means it’s harder to dig the trenches in the...
Winter soldier, winter misery: Will cold weather hand an advantage to Ukraine? Or Russia?
By Mike Eckel/RFE/RL8 Mins Read