The Times interviewed Russian soldiers who said they face a brutal fight to dislodge determined Ukrainian forces from a sliver of Russian land. Trapped civilians fear catastrophe.

Zaporizhzhia region. A 29-year-old man was killed in a Russian attack on the village of Tavriiyske in southern Ukraine on Feb. 10, according to the regional governor. Russian forces struck the area with glide bombs, causing widespread destruction to private homes and non-residential buildings.

Russian forces lost another 1,390 soldiers. In addition, the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed 44 enemy artillery systems, 132 drones, and 169 units of automotive equipment, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.

Ukraine's defense ministry numbers on the losses come amid speculation on social media about the possible appearance in the war of a Soviet-made T-34 tank which was used during Wo

Ukraine's strikes on military targets within Russia are disrupting Russian logistics, weakening its ability to conduct further attacks, and forcing Moscow to allocate more resources to its own defense.