Gasping for air from a trench in eastern Ukraine, an infantryman was ready for the worst when a suffocating white smoke spread into his position.
A Russian drone had just dropped a gas grenade into the trench, an internationally banned practice in warfare used to suffocate Ukrainian soldiers hiding inside. Forced out in the open, the Ukrainians immediately became vulnerable targets for Russian drones and artillery.
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Russia has increasingly deployed chemical agents in its grand offensive to occupy the last cities in the Donbas region under Ukrainian control. The suffocation tactic is to take out entrenched personnel and dampen the morale of Ukrainian soldiers who – severely outmanned and outgunned – have been withdrawing village by village in the east for nearly a year.
Is that title extremely confusing, or just me? I’m suffering from a concussion and was told to watch for signs of confusion.
Nah it’s a strangely worded title you’re good
“boosts grinding” is a bit awkward, because it’s unclear which is a verb in this context. I hope you make a speedy and full recovery, TBI is no joke.
I had to read it a few times. It’s confusing
Russia is boosting the grinding Donbas advance with chemical warfare
What does “grinding” mean in this context?
“Relentlessly taxing; burdensome; exacting to the point of exhaustion.”
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/grinding#Adjective
Ohh the title makes sense now. Thanks for filling in the missing piece.
It could’ve been written better, as it’s very cumbersome to read the way it is. Especially since it starts with an “Adjective noun:”