AFP journalists in recent weeks saw soldiers digging numerous trenches in the area around Bakhmut - Copyright AFP Gerardo MENOSCAL AFP journalists in recent weeks saw ...

Shovels in hand and helmets on heads, Ukrainian soldiers jump out of a military truck and prepare to dig a trench near Bakhmut, in the conflict-hit east of the country. The soldiers on the first ...

Migrant workers from Central Asia recruited by Russian companies to dig trenches in occupied parts of Ukraine have reportedly complained about being underpaid. An investigation project called Sistema, ...