Ukrainian soldiers celebrate New Year in trenches of eastern frontline

Ukrainian soldiers at the trenches of the eastern frontline welcomed the New Year with sadness and resolve, remembering the fallen and vowing to fight till victory.

The soldiers of Ukrainian army's 68th Brigade gathered around a small screen to listen to President Zelensky's speech that marked the New Year and then cheered to the new beginning.

Marking the first New Year's Eve since the start of the war that has claimed thousands of lives, caused widespread destruction and plunged the world into crisis, soldiers of Ukrainian army's 68th Brigade remembered comrades and loved ones killed and injured in the conflict.