Ukraine is losing, on average, 4-5 men to advance 100 meters in its counteroffensive.
One soldier said that while Ukraine had practiced how to capture trenches, but not holding them.
"Every hundred meters of land we gain means 4-5 infantrymen who have left the ranks – this is the average loss," an unnamed Ukrainian infantryman told The Kyiv Post.
Russian forces prepared by creating dense minefields, which means Ukraine's forces are moving "at a snail's pace."
Despite some cases of deteriorating morale, the soldiers said their units were still willing to carry on attacking.
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