A visit to one of the most violent front lines of the war

A visit to one of the most violent front lines of the war

Maria VarenikovaReporter from Ukraine

A visit to one of the most violent front lines of the war

Maria VarenikovaReport from Ukraine

I recently traveled in the Donetsk region, where I got to know some of the soldiers.

Here's what they told me →

A visit to one of the most violent front lines of the war

Maria VarenikovaReport from Ukraine

Tyler Hicks/The New York Times

The area around the town of Vuhledar in the Donetsk region has been the focus of the new Russian offensive in the east of the country . Here, Ukrainian soldiers face daily tank battles, casualties and artillery shelling. They must also battle the cold Ukrainian winter.

A visit to one of the most violent front lines of the war