A Violent Stalemate Sets In as Battle Lines Harden in Ukraine’s East
A Violent Stalemate Sets In as Battle Lines Harden in Ukraine’s East
Russia’s troops have been exhausted by grinding offensives and Ukrainian resistance, but despite a promised counterblow in the south, neither side is able to advance
Ukraine’s Dnipro-1 battalion is focused on entrenching around eastern cities such as Slovyansk.
By Matthew LuxmooreFollow | Photographs by Serhii Korovayny for The Wall Street Journal
Aug. 27, 2022 7:00 am ETSHARETEXT
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SLOVYANSK, Ukraine—Maj. Yuriy Bereza’s battalion spent months defending, then retreating from city after city in Ukraine’s east in the face of overwhelming Russian firepower.
Now, with Russia’s offensive stalled after a costly advance, Maj. Bereza’s 1,500 men are digging in, creating a nearly 10-mile line of trenches to defend this strategic city.
