LYSYCHANSK, Ukraine ¨C Just to move about town, Ukrainian soldiers accelerate to breakneck speeds in their SUVs, screech around corners, zip into courtyards, then pile out and run for cover.
¡°They see us and they open fire,¡± Col. Yuriy Vashchuk said of the need to move quickly or become a vulnerable target for Russian artillery. ¡°There¡¯s no place in this town that is safe.¡±
He was careering around on the high ground of Lysychansk, across the river from Sievierodonetsk, the site of the fiercest fighting in Ukraine¡¯s east. To be prepared, he placed a hand grenade in the cup holder between the front seats of his vehicle. A box of pistol ammunition slid back and forth on the dashboard as he drove.
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