26.04.2022 – News – Spiegel Online – Thore Schröder, Alexander Sarovic, Fritz Schaap, Christoph Scheuermann und Maxim Dondyuk —   –  Details

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Thore Schröder

With Russia now concentrating its forces in eastern Ukraine, the war has completely changed character. In the open fields of the Donbas, Putin›s army is seeking to leverage its firepower advantage. But the Ukrainians believe they still have a chance – if they get enough support from the West. – The front runs not far from where the collective farm «Friendship» once stood. Two field artillery pieces are posted to the right and left of the road around 100 kilometers east of Zaporizhzhia. The guns are manned by a dozen soldiers, who load them with propelling charges and 152 mm shells by the minute. The roar of each launch is followed by a cloud of gray smoke floating over the fields.

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