As winter sets in, fighters in eastern Ukraine face a new enemy - the cold. At a pro-government checkpoint north of Mariupol on December 8, soldiers from the Poltava volunteer brigade said they lacked winter uniforms, boots, and thermal underwear.
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Battling the cold at east Ukraine checkpoint (VIDEO)
A Ukrainian serviceman fires a cannon positioned close to the airport in the eastern Ukranian city of Donetsk on Dec. 2, 2014.
