REPORTAGE – The 3e assault brigade defends this territory of Donbass of which the Russian army has sworn to take control before possible negotiations.
The distant rumble of an engine pierces the apparent tranquility of the countryside. As the noise gets closer, a column of black dust emerges in the evening darkness, above a worn asphalt road. The “buggy” stops with a squeal of tires. He comes from the “zero line”, the last trench before the Russian lines. By the red light of their headlamps, soldiers open the doors to extract a disarticulated shape.
« He died this afternoon. A drone », Explains the buggy driver. The medics who greet the vehicle place the slain soldier on a stretcher and carry him into the ready ambulance, smoking and rumbling, ready to leave. The scene only lasted a few minutes. Already the ambulance is far away, and the nurses stationed to receive the remains…
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