After a year of Russian advances, the goal for 2026 is simply to survive, said one officer in eastern Ukraine. “It’s hard to make any plans,” he said.
As midnight neared and the New Year’s countdown began, the Ukrainian officer kept his eyes trained on a wall of screens with video feeds.
He had multiple drones in the air, scanning for Russian forces and ready to strike.
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