Ukraine War: New Year's Eve at the Front

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A Ukrainian mortar squad in action against the Russian invaders: In the Donetsk region, the fighting continued unabated at the turn of the year.

Ukrainian soldiers had to spend New Year's Eve in the trenches, far from their families.

Pavlo Prizhehodskyj, soldier

"It's sad that instead of meeting friends, celebrating and giving each other gifts, people are being forced to seek shelter.

And that some of them were even killed.

I just found out that some of our soldiers died at the front today.

People were also killed in Kyiv.

That's sad.

It's very sad.

It is a great tragedy that can never be forgiven.

That's why this New Year's Eve is just sad.«

The New Year's Eve party at the front is accordingly sparse.

There are a few bottles of sparkling wine in the bunker, comrades provide music. They were able to watch President Zelenskyj's video message on television.

A few minutes after the speech, which was released just before midnight Kiev time on New Year's Eve, numerous explosions were heard in the capital and in many places around the country.

The soldiers at the front are determined to keep fighting.

Hoping to push back the attackers in the new year.