![]() “Everyone here has relatives in Belgorod (in Russia) and other cities.” “I told them they destroyed a man’s house, and he was from the Kursk region (of Russia),” Valeriy said. Valeriy said he spoke to the young soldiers in Russian and tried to make them see that they were destroying the once-close relationship Ukrainians and Russians held, particularly in this part of the country which is so close to the border. “A (Russian) artilleryman came and said ‘Father, we saved you from the Nazis,'” Valeriy said. Next to the building lies the shell of a red truck on its side, carrying the ‘Z’ logo of Russian forces. The building has now been gutted, with piles of red bricks and radiators tangled with broken windows and collapsed timber from the roof. The Russians had surrounded the building with deep trenches, sand bags and armored vehicles. One of the final showdowns in the battle for Izium, according to the Ukrainian military, took place in a former school which was being used as a Russian troop base. Inside the abandoned Russian command center The Ukrainians have gained a huge weaponry haul from these battles in the northeast, as many Russian troops sacrificed their vehicles intact in order to escape with their lives. #KEYBASE VS SIGNAL DRIVER#When asked if it was a tough fight to retake the city, the tank driver who drove off with the howitzer replied, “Not really.” The weapon is among the most powerful in Russia’s armory and will be repurposed for Ukraine’s counteroffensive. With obvious glee, they quickly hitched it to a Russian self-propelled artillery vehicle, abandoned intact by retreating Russians. The distant sound of shelling is a constant reminder that despite the impressive gains in this counteroffensive, the war is not yet won - and many parts of Ukraine are still within range of Russia’s arsenal of heavy weapons.īut slowly, the Ukrainians are working to restore Izium and the other recaptured territories to something approaching normal.ĭuring CNN’s visit, a group of Ukrainian soldiers barreled up triumphantly in a steaming tank. ![]()
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