The first snow fell in eastern Ukraine on Sunday evening and temperatures dropped to freezing. The soldiers at the front are now doing everything they can to ensure that the second winter of the war is not as difficult as the first (see video above).
“Last winter I froze like a dog,” says soldier Dmytro in an underground shelter near Bakhmut. Last winter, the Russian army massively shelled Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. Thousands of people suffered from prolonged power or heating outages in the freezing cold. This year, Ukraine’s allies are sending, among other things, air defense systems to better protect energy infrastructure.
Moreover, according to the AFP and APA news agencies, the units at the front are better prepared. Dmytro’s unit has dug its forest shelter deep into the ground and equipped it for the winter. A diesel car heater heats the 20 square meter building to 20 degrees.
Muddy and frozen trenches
Last year, the armed forces were stuck in muddy or frozen trenches for 24 hours, Dmytro reports. “We were always ready to fight, we shot all day long. When I came back from the front, I put on everything I could: three pairs of trousers and several jackets,” the 36-year-old recalls. He is personally responsible for piloting and loading a Grad rocket launcher.
The soldiers are currently staying on site for three days and then use the heated shelter, which protects them against bombs or exploding drones. The army lives more dangerously in winter. For example, the bare trees no longer offer any protection against the cameras of Russian drones and military vehicles repeatedly get stuck in the mud.
28 degrees in the treatment room
A few kilometers away from the soldiers, Doctor Osmak also prepared himself better for the second winter of the war. He runs the medical post and is therefore the first point of contact for the injured. The walls of the ground floor are insulated with mineral wool and planks, in some rooms there is a wood stove and car heaters. A large generator generates electricity in front of the building. “Last winter it was much more difficult to work because we didn’t have time to properly rest. We had to work in the cold,” says the doctor.
It is now at least 28 degrees warm in the treatment room. “The injured people who come now often have chemical heating pads stuck to their bodies and in their gloves. “The boys are paying more attention to themselves now,” the doctor noted.
Source: Krone
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