KRAMATORSK, Ukraine -- One morning in February, an artillery unit of Ukraine's 56th Motorized Infantry Brigade was ordered to cover soldiers at the front and fire at a Russian mine-launching system. The unit, however, fired just twice due to the need to economize on artillery shells.
Ukraine war
Ukrainian troops struggle on eastern battlefront
Soldiers resolved to continue fighting despite shortage of artillery shells
A Ukrainian tank from the 42nd Mechanized Brigade holds a position near Chasiv Yar, a city 15 km west of Russian-occupied Bakhmut. (Photo by Eiji Furukawa)
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