Half a year into Russia's invasion, Ukraine's soldiers are coming to terms with the reality that the war could drag on for far longer. With a counter-offensive rumoured to be brewing in the south of the country, one battalion near Mykolaiv works to keep their spirits up even as they resist the Russian army’s advances.

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