Hold Back

Lyptsi, Ukraine CNN  —  There are some towns that Ukraine can just never afford to lose, and Lyptsi is one of them. But the grip the nation keeps is tenuous: The streets are aflame from an airstrike moments earlier when we race in, under the cover of darkness. Night affords them the only respite from drone assault; the hours before we arrive have seen the …

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