Around 11pm, the vehicles – two military Kamaz trucks and a Ural with an awning instead of a roof – arrived. There wasn’t enough room. Half of the bodies were stuffed with goods, we were packed in tightly, one on top of the other, our heads pressed against the awning.

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Ukraine's advance in the Kherson region put the men at risk of being surrounded and overrun. On 23 October, they were ordered to withdraw. Late at night, they were hastily loaded onto three trucks, which turned out to already be half-full of equipment.

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Another of the men, 'Burda', says that they were told they didn't need ammunition because they were told, "You’re not going to fight, you’ll be on guard". However, the men discovered that they were expected to attack the Ukrainians even without ammunition.

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12/ They kept themselves going for eight days amid liquid mud, drinking alcohol to cope with the bitterly cold night temperatures. However, the men had no idea what they were supposed to be doing there.

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11/ The men were sent to a forest belt 30 km from Kherson (in the area which was then held by the Russians on the north bank of the Dnipro) on 16 October and told to dig in there. They were heavily bombarded and had only occasional food deliveries.

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10/ The men were cautioned against being too lenient with Ukrainian civilians. "Many boys die foolishly. Because the civilians are human beings, [the soldiers] feel sorry for them, and here they are."

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Ukraine imposes sanctions on gambling businesses; Ukrainian troops defending Bakhmut buy time for a counteroffensive; President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denied speech at the Oscars. Here are the key news highlights from March 11.

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Today is kitten Caturday! I met these tiny ones in the town of Posad-Pokrovske near Kherson. We were delivering pet food & refilling our feeding stations when we met Natasha, who cares for 10 cats! The Hachiko team will make sure they have everything needed. #CatsOfUkraine

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'and to the American people for supporting Ukraine.' – General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

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I emphasized the issue of the defence needs of Ukraine, namely ammunition and materiel. I outlined the need to reinforce the air defence capabilities. I told General Milley the situation on the battlefield. We agreed to continue the dialogue and shared job.

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