With ageing Soviet-era rockets and a depleted, elderly fleet, Ukraine’s military hold their breath for Moscow’s next move

Yiry Ulshin surveyed a scene of ruin. Before him were the remains of what was once a school. Desks were covered in debris. A photo of the class of 2011 lay in the wreckage. There were abandoned crayons and year 3 books in Ukrainian and Russian. Beyond a bullet-splattered wall was a view of pine trees and sea.

“My heart is hurting. Why did Russia do this?” Ulshin – a Ukrainian army commander – asked.

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Source: The Guardian