Ukrainian servicemen of the 123rd Territorial Defence Brigade standing guard on a position next to the Dnipro River. — AFP
A SWEEPING plain dotted with ruined houses stretched into the horizon and towards the blue expanse of the Dnipro river, where a clutch of Ukrainian forces were poised for Russian attacks.
The Dnipro, Europe’s fourth-longest river and a historic trading route, has become a key front since Ukrainian troops pushed Russian forces back over its banks in the south last year.
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