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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Pjotr Sauer and Jelle Krings in Kharkiv

‘The enemy is planning something’: Kharkiv fears new Russian attack

 Ukraine Commander Konstantin Tszyu and members of his 228 battalion  in the Kharkiv Oblast region.
Ukraine Commander Konstantin Tszyu and members of his 228 battalion in the Kharkiv Oblast region. Photograph: Jelle Krings

In the thick pine forests on the outskirts of Kharkiv, Konstantin was watching over his troops as they inspected their weapons.

Some were greasing shells from the 1970s, preparing them to be used for an even older 57 mm AZP S-60 anti-aircraft gun developed just after the second world war.

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