in the hell of the Ukrainian counter-offensive

2023-07-04 20:40:42

Published on 04/07/2023 20:40

Video length: 3 mins.

France 2 Article written by France 2 – M. De Chalvron, B. Girodon, A. Bezluidnyi, P. Miette

France Televisions

In Ukraine, the army of kyiv continues its slow progression. The France Télévisions reporters were able to go near Bakhmout, a city symbol of the fierce fighting of a real trench warfare.

It is a secret place, in the region of Bakhmout (Ukraine), which must at all costs remain unknown to Russian troops. We are at the so-called stabilization point, barely 10 km from the front line. It is here that the wounded are brought first, to this improvised but well-equipped clinic, before eventually being transferred to the hospital. It is an incessant ballet of cripples, victims of trench warfare. According to the doctor, the number of wounded has increased significantly since the start of the counter-offensive a month ago.

Every square meter is the subject of a fierce battle

But rank and file soldiers have a hard time seeing the difference. “They shoot from everywhere, it’s war”, drops one of them. In the east of the country and around Bakhmout in particular, the Ukrainian army has regained the initiative. The progress is real but modest.

Young soldiers from the 80th Brigade Assault Unit are among those who have taken over small swaths of territory. They returned from their mission last week, with fewer fighters, wounded in action. These soldiers are sent to the front line. Their role: to take back the enemy positions one after the other. In eastern Ukraine, and especially in this region around Bakhmout, every square meter is the subject of fierce battle. Admittedly, the Ukrainian army has regained the initiative, it is progressing, but it is progressing slowly.

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