Soldiers Along The Ukrainian Contact Line Of Debaltseve

SVITLODARSK, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 14: An Ukrainian serviceman watches DPR rebel's positions from a trench at the contact line near the village of Svitlodarsk, in Donestsk region on February 14, 2022 in Svitlodarsk, Ukraine. Russian forces are conducting large-scale military exercises in Belarus, across Ukraine's northern border, amid a tense diplomatic standoff between Russia and Ukraine's Western allies. Ukraine has warned that it is virtually encircled, with Russian troops massed on its northern, eastern and southern borders. The United States and other NATO countries have issued urgent alerts about a potential Russian invasion, hoping to deter Vladimir Putin by exposing his plans, while trying to negotiate a diplomatic solution. (Photo by Manu Brabo/Getty Images)