2023-12-20 14:08:23
12:00 p.m.: The Ukrainians struggle to defend, exhausted
The Ukrainians are struggling to defend after two grueling years, in the heat of the summers, the mud and snow of the winters, and the constant bombardments on the trenches. Some who have been fighting since the beginning on February 24, 2022 are exhausted. The killed and wounded have difficulty being replaced, with volunteers becoming rarer. At the start of the conflict, “everything happened in adrenaline, in a sort of exaltation (…), everyone rushed to fight and so there was no problem” in numbers , says Lieutenant Igor Prokopiak, company commander.
“But over time, it calmed down. People had access to social networks, they saw the terrible, cruel side of war. This initial adrenaline wore off, the brain woke up, fear appeared and, as a result, people began to fear for their lives,” the 32-year-old officer continues.
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