Soldiers in Ukraine’s liberated East tell The Daily Beast that they fear pro-Russian locals will poison their food and rat out their locations to Putin’s forces.
troops in Kupyansk are running low on ammunition and weapons as they fight to remain in control of a city that doesn’t even want to be saved from the Russians. In this eastern town, soldiers say that they are afraid thatsentiment.
Sergey and his unit have been stationed in Kupyansk for two months and said they feel that many civilians do not want them in the city. “There were who told me they don’t want to rent in Kupyansk. They are afraid that the pro-Russians will say where they are now, that they live here, and they can be bombed.”
“There are no shells, no artillery. It is very difficult because we do not have normal artillery assistance. We don’t have many pistols,” said Artem.which includes $60 billion for Ukraine, it has still yet to be passed in the House. Throughout Ukraine, soldiers areArtem said that Ukraine’s military is now “100 percent dependent” on Western aid. “Without help, we cannot fight, and our soldiers are tired,” he added. Sergey and Maksym agreed.
As emergency services workers pulled one woman out of the rubble, carrying her on a stretcher to the back of their ambulance, witnesses gave statements to the police, and Ukraine’s War Crimes Department began to document the attack. Five people were injured, andin the attack. After an hour at the sight of the latest bombing, another Russian rocket soared overhead and landed in the near distance.
Once Lyman was freed, two burial sites, including one mass grave with 200 bodies, were discovered. Russia has been accused of committing war crimes in the city, where destruction is vast and missile attacks are omnipresent. Still, the pro-Russian man said that life under occupation was “normal,” and explained that he believed Ukraine was responsible for the attacks that occurred during that time.