NEAR BAKHMUT, Ukraine: A shovel and a blue bucket in hand, a Ukrainian soldier climbs out of the trench he was digging, which would be part of the new defense line if Bakhmut fell to Russian forces.
Ukrainian servicemen stand in a trench near their position near the city of Bakhmut, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine on April 8, 2023. AFP PHOTO
NEAR BAKHMUT, Ukraine: A shovel and a blue bucket in hand, a Ukrainian soldier climbs out of the trench he was digging, which would be part of the new defense line if Bakhmut fell to Russian forces.