This war has already lasted 21 months. And there are signs of wear and tear. Conscripts are fleeing abroad, widows are complaining about commanders, and politicians are calling for negotiations with Russia. A journey through a country that no longer knows whether it should believe in itself.
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Cold November rain falls on Ukraine’s defenders in the east of the country, turning the paths into mud and the trenches around Bakhmut into mud holes from which the soldiers shovel water.
Source: Stern
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