Ukrainian army advancing 'gradually' on war's grinding southern front

"We advance gradually, thicket by thicket" says 'Poltava', the deputy commander of Ukraine's first battalion.

He's sitting in a shelter in the country's southeast, where Ukraine's army has come up against heavily armed and fortified Russian positions.

Even small advances come at a high price on a front line that has ground to a near halt.

"Moving by day means death" explains Igor Korol, the battalion's commander.

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