Winter arrives at the Ukrainian frontline - in pictures (www.theguardian.com)
Military activity on frontlines, which until recently had been covered in mud, continues under snowy sub-zero conditions
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Military activity on frontlines, which until recently had been covered in mud, continues under snowy sub-zero conditions
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