In Kherson attack, Ukrainian spirits high but arms supplies low

A Ukrainian serviceman checks the trenches dug by Russian soldiers in a retaken area in Kherson region [Leo Correa/AP]

Shevchenkove, Ukraine – On the side of a dirt road near Shevchenkove, southern Ukraine, 22-year-old Ukrainian soldier Roman lines up a Grad rocket launcher.

Seconds later, the nearly 60-year-old, Soviet-built weapon fires off a rocket at positions near the city of Kherson, occupied by Russian forces since the start of the invasion of Ukraine in late February.