Motivated but outgunned: Ukrainian soldiers discuss life on the southern front

Troops tell of facing tanks and planes while armed only with rifles as they attempt to thwart Russia's attack

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A group of Ukrainian infantry soldiers stood in a warehouse in south-western Ukraine when they were shelled by Russian artillery. Serhiy was hit in the face with shrapnel. He and his recent best friend Hennadiy took a selfie clutching part of the shell which did not hit them.

Moments later, Russian tanks appeared on a hill opposite and fired across the village in front of them, including at the warehouse. Hennadiy and the rest of the group - all natives of the Zaporizhzhia region - were also hit by shrapnel and all of them suffered hearing damage.