We walked some 20 kilometers to the Donetsk city of Bilozerske, guided by Fara, a soldier from the Rubizh Brigade of Ukraine's National Guard. Walking is often favored over driving near the front lines due to the danger of drones, which are harder to detect and evade in a vehicle.
RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service correspondent Maryan Kushnir walked some 20 kilometers to reach the embattled city of Bilozerske, in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, which soldiers say has been effectively destroyed by Russian strikes over the past year.
