Ukraine’s Battlefields Are Freezing. Here’s What That Means for the War
With Soledar under siege, Ukrainian and Russian troops are stretched, facing shortages of reserves, equipment and ammunition. And the weather could quickly turn warmer.
A Ukrainian soldier in a truck on the Bakhmut frontline in the Donetsk province on Jan. 8.
Photographer: Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
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Temperatures in eastern Ukraine have been well below freezing in recent days, hardening the ground and opening a window for potential winter offensives by both sides.
But such pushes may not come, either now or during a more sustained cold spell.