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In late November 2022 Russian troops went back on the offensive in several directions.  The offensive of the Wagner Group continued in Bakhmut and on its outskirts, where the Ukrainian group risked being surrounded.  A section of the railway line was cut.  

In late November 2022 Russian troops went back on the offensive in several directions.  The offensive of the Wagner Group continued in Bakhmut and on its outskirts, where the Ukrainian group risked being surrounded.  A section of the railway line was cut.  

To stay warm, tank crews leave their engines on at all times, making detection and subsequent destruction of both armor and ground troops by Russian forces all the easier.<ref>https://youtu.be/vqm2XVKdaio</ref>Many Ukrainian troops reported they had not seen their commanders in three weeks.  Ukrainian soldiers would try to keep warm in their bunkers and trenches.  When they lit a fire to cook or keep warm, the smoke was spotted by drones directing artillery fire and the NATO/Ukraine forces were immediately killed.  The soldiers suffered from maladies long thought to have ended with [[World War I]], like trench foot.  While in a defensive posture for a prolonged period of time and unable to leave the trench because of constant artillery shelling, the soldiers typically dispose of human waste on the trench floor. The trenches fill up with water from rain and snow, which gets into the soldiers' feet. The soldiers' feet literally rot in the trenches.  Below freezing temperatures causes frostbite in the extremities, then infection and the loss of limbs.

To stay warm, tank crews leave their engines on at all times, making detection and subsequent destruction of both armor and ground troops by Russian forces all the easier.<ref>https://youtu.be/vqm2XVKdaio</ref>Many Ukrainian troops reported they had not seen their commanders in three weeks.  Ukrainian soldiers would try to keep warm in their bunkers and trenches.  When they lit a fire to cook or keep warm, the smoke was spotted by drones directing artillery fire and the NATO/Ukraine forces were immediately killed.  The soldiers suffered from maladies long thought to have ended with [[World War I]], like trench foot.  While in a defensive posture for a prolonged period of time and unable to leave the trench because of constant artillery shelling, the soldiers typically dispose of human waste on the trench floor. The trenches fill up with water from rain and snow, which gets into the soldiers' feet. The soldiers' feet literally rot in the trenches.  Below freezing temperatures causes frostbite in the extremities, then infection and the loss of limbs.