Ukrainian Artillery Team Waits For Targets As Soldiers Prepare For Expected Russian Offensive In Southern Donbas

UNSPECIFIED, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19: A Ukrainian artillery team places tree branches to mask the shape of their 152mm cannon, which they call Revenge and captured from Russian troops in Kherson early in the war, after firing on a target nearly 15km (9.3 miles) away has been delayed, as Ukrainian forces prepare for an expected Russian offensive, in the southern Donbas region, Ukraine, on February 19, 2023. The unit has put more than 3,000 shells through the gun, each round captured from Russian battlefield stockpiles. Both Russian and Ukrainian forces are expecting to launch offensives soon, after a cold winter in which Russian troops and Wagner mercenaries only made incremental gains against Ukrainian units in the Donbas, as the one-year anniversary looms of Russias invasion of Ukraine on February 24. (Photo by Scott Peterson/Getty Images)