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Kharkiv
Frontline. Pytomnyk - no man's land
After the liberation of Ruska Lozova, the Ukrainian army entered Pytomnyk and took positions in the forest surrounding this small town from the east and northeast.
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About 15 kilometres are left from here to the nearest border section with Russia.
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Infantry units are grouped in these forests and waiting to move into the nearby holiday cottage settlements as the artillery neutralises the Russian artillery units and defence points.
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As always, waiting is probably the worst thing. Some make jokes; others wait in suspense.
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The order is given. They are briefed and go through the forest to the nearby settlements into no-man's-land, so it becomes Ukrainian again.
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Odyssey