Ambushes and nostalgia on banks of front-line Ukraine river

Kupiansk, Ukraine –
Lyubov Voronova nonetheless remembers a time earlier than the conflict when the Oskil River flowing by her east Ukraine dwelling was an idyll the place households would swim, picnic and make reminiscences.

Now, practically three years into Russia’s invasion, Kremlin forces have introduced panic and destruction to its banks in a conflict of attrition that has pit invader and defender on opposing sides.

“It’s the entrance line now. They’re on one aspect, and we’re on the opposite,” the 72-year-old stated within the emptied out village of Sadovod, her cottage’s plastic-covered home windows blown out by a latest strike.