在俄罗斯炮火下——一名乌克兰士兵撤离伤员——

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在俄罗斯人的炮火下，一名乌克兰人 士兵疏散受伤人员

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“我安静地哭了 ”：一名士兵描述了俄罗斯战争造成的损失

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对顿涅茨克地区的一名乌克兰士兵瓦伦丁来说，战争的死亡 收费不仅仅是一个统计数字。他的任务是转移受伤的部队

-和尸体，远离前线，通常在俄罗斯人

火

2023年4月23日更新2023年4月24日

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在乌克兰克雷明纳附近，炮兵发射的声音和

沿着前线降落，打破了森林的寂静

几英里外，战斗医护人员正等着接受 负伤的

在地平线上，一辆军用车辆沿着一条尘土飞扬的道路行驶 当它到达树林时，它尖叫着停下来。一个叫瓦伦廷的士兵

把它停在那里，以躲避俄罗斯无人机侦察的自然伪装 乌克兰军事阵地。

一群士兵明显摇晃，迅速卸下了三具尸体 刚从前线找到，把每个都放进一个

塑料身体袋，拉链。他们的阵地遭到了炮击 然后就被无人机袭击了，他们说。

“他们从四面向你开枪。你转身，你跑，他们打了你，

这是不可能逃脱的，”在袭击中幸存下来的马克西姆说。 “这对我们来说是一个大悲剧。”

“俄罗斯士兵又留下了一具尸体，”他补充说。

而世界上的许多注意力都集中在了这个血腥的城市上

发生在巴赫穆特的战斗，俄罗斯在乌克兰东部的战役是 也在城市以北50英里附近的森林和田野里肆虐

克里曼纳。在这里，士兵们在被高大的， 瘦长的树，蹲着躲避他们俄国人的视线 敌人

“人们说这在巴克穆特很苛刻，”参军的瓦伦廷说 七个月前。“但这在这里也很苛刻。”

在过去的一个月里，瓦伦廷一直驻扎在这次撤离行动中 点，几乎每天都往返于前线进行救援

受伤的士兵和找回死者。他的工作要求他开车 直接攻击俄罗斯军队，他有时也会受到攻击。

“这并没有什么好处，”瓦伦丁说。“这场战争是有什么用的呢？”

乌克兰和俄罗斯军方官员一直不愿获释 他们的伤亡数据。政府和

军事专家估计，双方都遭受了重大损失 损失在数万或几十万美元中。

对瓦伦廷来说，应对伤亡的工作兼而有之 严酷无情。

“到处都是血，”他一边说一边清洗车。 “它有一种气味。特别是新鲜的血液。”

编辑选择

当他冲洗出一个血迹斑斑的液体时，鲜红的液体从他的手指里滴了出来 布他把布抽干了，又用它擦了擦后座。

“很难看到小男孩死去，”瓦伦丁说。“有时我哭

平静地

在没有人撤离的更平静的时刻，瓦伦丁旅行了 在森林深处运送士兵进出联络线，

乌克兰和俄罗斯士兵有时所处的位置正好吗 相距数百米。

他说，至少有一群士兵无法到达他们的位置 因为俄罗斯军队已经接管了它。

“这里每天都很可怕，”维克多说，一个回来的士兵

瓦伦丁股份有限公司。“我为我们的国家和我们的生活感到焦虑。”

他那坚忍的脸上反映出只有人们才知道的恐惧和恐惧 亲眼目睹了在森林里的战斗。

“那些没去过那里的人永远不会明白。”

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本文的一个版本发表于2023年4月25日，A节， 纽约版的第6页，标题为：疏散伤员，

并试图巩固。订单重印|今天的纸张|订阅

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俄乌战争

随着俄罗斯安理会轮值主席国的结束，拉夫罗夫提出指责 在西方。

一名中国大使对前苏联国家的言论引起了愤怒。

在美国之后。N.俄罗斯表示，俄罗斯提议延长黑海粮食协议 情况“不太有利 ”。

克里姆林宫的发言人说，他的儿子曾在乌克兰作战。

战场更新：俄罗斯军队已经袭击了战场周围的平民地区 乌克兰南部城市赫尔森说。

指导俄罗斯经济的官员是如何推动普京发动战争的。 俄罗斯当局称，一架无人机在克里米亚上空被击落。

我们对战争的报道 乌克兰

乌克兰的未来：欧盟和北约已经承诺为该国提供了一条成员国身份之路。 但真正的合作伙伴关系将包含风险和利益。

照片：《纽约时报》和其他新闻机构的摄影师们一直在记录这场战争， 捕捉到士兵和平民对战争的经历。我们的摄影师说，有些照片永远不会 离开它们。

西方公司：数百家西方企业仍在俄罗斯经营。一些人说，莫斯科已 经插手了，而另一些人则选择留在原地。

无视孤立：在入侵乌克兰后，西方国家试图切断俄罗斯与世界其他地区 的联系。但富有的俄罗斯人继续依靠一个中间人网络来规避这些限制。

战时伙伴关系：拜登总统和乌克兰总统泽伦斯基之间的联盟对世界秩序 至关重要。泽伦斯基的崛起：这位曾被视为政治轻量级的乌克兰总统， 已经成为一个家喻户晓的名字，代表了乌克兰的坚韧。

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Under Russian Fire, a Ukrainian Soldier Evacuates the Wounded

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‘ICry Quietly’: A Soldier Describes the Toll of Russia’s War 4:35

For Valentyn, a Ukrainian soldier in the Donetsk region, the war’s death toll is more than a statistic. He is tasked with moving wounded troops — and dead bodies — away from the frontlines, often under Russian

fire.

Published April 23, 2023Updated April 24, 2023

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NEAR KREMINNA, Ukraine — The sound of artillery launching and

landing along the frontline punctures the stillness of the forest just a few miles away, where combat medics are waiting to receive the

wounded.

On the horizon, a military vehicle moves along a dusty road and

screeches to a halt when it reaches the trees. A soldier named Valentyn parks it there for natural camouflage from Russian drones scouting for Ukrainian military positions.

A group of soldiers, visibly shaken, quickly unloads three bodies that have just been recovered from the frontline, placing each one into a plastic body bag and zipping it closed. Their position was shelled and then attacked by a drone, they say.

“They’re shooting at you from all sides. You turn, you run, they hit you, and it’s impossible to get away,” said Maksym, who survived the attack. “This is a big tragedy for us.”

“One more body is left behind with the Russian soldiers,” he added.

While much of the world’s attention has fixated on the bloody urban

battle taking place in Bakhmut, Russia’s campaign in eastern Ukraine is also raging in forests and fields about 50 miles north of the city, near

Kreminna. Here, soldiers take positions intrenches surrounded by tall, slim trees, crouching to avoid the direct line of sight of their Russian enemies.

“People say it’s harsh in Bakhmut,” said Valentyn, who joined the army seven months ago. “But it’s harsh here, too.”

For the past month, Valentyn has been stationed at this evacuation point, traveling back and forth to the frontline almost daily to rescue wounded soldiers and recover the dead. His job requires him to drive directly toward Russian forces, and he has come under fire at times.

“There is nothing good about it,” Valentyn said. “What is this war for?”

Ukrainian and Russian military officials have been reluctant to release data on casualties within their ranks, though the U.S. government and military experts estimate that both sides have suffered significant

losses in the tens or hundreds of thousands.

For Valentyn,the work of responding to the casualties has been both grim and relentless.

“There is blood everywhere,” he said, while cleaning it from his vehicle. “It has a smell. Especially fresh blood.”

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Bright red liquid trickled through his fingers as he rinsed out a bloodied cloth. He drained the cloth and used it again to wipe off the back seat.

“It’s difficult to see young boys die,” Valentyn said. “Sometimes I cry quietly.”

In calmer moments when there is no one to evacuate, Valentyn travels deep into the forest to transport soldiers to and from the contact line, where Ukrainian and Russian soldiers are sometimes positioned just hundreds of meters apart.

He said at least one group of soldiers couldn’t make it to their position because Russian troops had already taken it over.

“Everyday is scary here,” said Viktor, a soldier who returned with Valentyn. “I feel constant anxiety, for our country and our lives.”

His stoic face reflected the fear and horror known only to those who had witnessed the fight in the forest.

“Those who haven’t been there will never understand.”

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