As fall weather arrives, observers are looking at the status of Ukraine's three-pronged counteroffensive, which continues to move very slowly. Ukrainian forces have yet to fully break through Russia's defensive lines and fight to their target cities — Tokmak, Berdiansk, and Vasylivka. The ones who spoke to the Kyiv Independent believe the following.
A Russian soldier who fought against Ukraine in the recently liberated town of Andriivka has described how he and his comrades were used as cannon fodder while being slaughtered by Kyiv s artillery.