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And we will keep fighting until the end. it's our land. it's our blood. time is up. the russians are targeting them. let's go. their aim for now is off, but it's closing in. artillery strikes a nearby tree line. eugene's comrades hit the trenches. there's fierce fighting up ahead. the ukrainians have taken a lot of ground here. but for all the sophisticated weaponry and all the ammunition, this is what it comes down to in the end — men, mud and an enemy which is within rifle range. ukraine is still advancing here, but winter is coming and the next few months are going to be a slow, hard grin...

Natalia had two heroes in her life. her first, her husband. he was killed on the first day of the war as he defended the city. can you describe your husband to us? what kind of a man was he? translation: he was a patriot. a real patriot of our country. he was a ukrainian. and natalia's trials are far from over. her other hero is her only child. she's eugene's mother, the young lieutenant fighting at the front, seen here with 0leg, his father, who died in battle. she has given

Counter—attack under way. this war has shaken the world and ukraine, but the 22—year—old lieutenant hasn't wavered. he's been fighting since the war�*s very beginning. when his army veteran father was killed on the first day of the invasion, he didn't falter. this was nine months ago, when i first met eugene at the start of a conflict that would transform him and his country. he'd just recently graduated. he and ukraine were ill prepared. today, eugene and his country bear the scars of lessons learned. there've been a lot of casualties in this war. you've lost a lot of people. do you f...

Is her only child. she's eugene's mother, the young lieutenant fighting at the front, seen here with 0leg, his father, who died in battle. she has given everything for ukraine. 18 months into this war, do you have a message for other ukrainian mothers? translation: i want to wish them to always believe that l everything will be ok with our children, and to always wait for them. mothers' love is a big power. we need to believe that everything will be fine. surely. quentin somerville, bbc news, kharkiv.

If you meet death with open arms, it will avoid you because death loves the brave. that's why i don't think about death. i only think about life — the lives of my comrades and the lives of those in my unit. these are the men who have eugene's back. we stand at the ready in this winter wasteland, exposed to russian firepower and the elements. they're trying to hold a russian breakthrough. there's hardly any cover here, so they move as fast as the cold allows... ..knowing that russian guns will soon find them. explosion. translation: the enemy's positions are being hit by fire. they're trying ...