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ESPRESSO Putin beordrer alle ukrainere uten legal oppholdstillatelse å forlate landet Sjekk https://tinyurl.com/2ahpt258 Ukraine's 'chaotic' withdrawal from Russia, in its soldiers' words

Artem and his unit would regularly cross into Russia - until last week. Credit: Artem Kariakin

In August 2024, Ukrainian forces launched a surprise offensive into Russia's Kursk region, seizing territory and obtaining a much-needed boost in morale. But since then, Russian forces have gradually gained the upper hand, reclaiming nearly all of the territory they lost. Last week, an order came from Kyiv for some troops to withdraw, including from Sudzha, the largest town they held in the region. Artem Kariakin shows me video of his unit's very last trip across the border into Sudzha, as they retreated from Russia's Kursk region. It shows them making their way past dozens of burnt out military and civilian vehicles. A soldier armed with a shotgun, their last line of defence, scans the horizon for Russian drones. Out of nowhere, one flies towards the back of their truck. Sparks fly, but they keep on going. Artem says they were lucky - the explosive charge was not big enough to stop them. Another truck nearby was less fortunate. It was already in flames. Artem admits Ukraine's retreat from Sudzha was "not well organised". "It was pretty chaotic," he tells me. "Many units left in disarray. I think the problem was the order to withdraw came too late."

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