The Times interviewed Russian soldiers who said they face a brutal fight to dislodge determined Ukrainian forces from a sliver of Russian land. Trapped civilians fear catastrophe.ENC:6a68|f3cb=09eyJwaWQiOjIxNTA2LCJpaWQiOjAsInByb2ZpbGVzIjoifDYzfCIsImNhdCI6WzE4XSwidGFnIjpbXSwiYWRzIjoiIiwicGF5dG8iOiIiLCJwYX|wcm92Ijoibm9uZSIsInBheW5vdCI6IiIsInByaWN|IjoiIiwidXRzIjoiIiwic2h3cHJjIjoiIiwidXBjIjoiIiwiZHVyYXRpb24iOiIiLCJ0dW5pdCI6IiIsImFnZXMiOiIiLCJyYXR|cyI6IiIsInR4Y29sb3IiOiIjMDAwIiwiYmdjb2xvciI6IiMxNEEiLCJ0aXQiOiJUaGUgRm||cmN|c3QgRm|naHRpbmcgb2YgdGh|IFVrcmFpbmUgV2FyIE1heSBCZSBpbiBSdXNzaWEiLCJsYW5nIjoiZW4iLCJmaW0iOiIiLCJ|eGN|cnB0IjoiIiwicGRhZCI6MCwiZGF0ZSI6IjIwMjUtMDItMTIgMTY6MzU6MjIiLCJjdHQiOiJCNjQ6Q0M9UEdFZ2MzUjViR1U5SW1ScGMzQnNZWGs2SUdKc2IyTnJPeU|nYUhKbFpqMG|hSFIwY0hNNkx5OTNkM2N1Ym5sMGFXMWxjeTVqYjIwdk1qQX|OUzh3TWk4eE1pOTNiM0pzWkM5bGRYSnZjR1V2YTNWeWMyc3Rjb|Z6YzJsaExYZGhjaTExYTNKaGFXNWxMbWgwY|d3aVBqeHBiV2NnYzNSNWJHVT|JbTFoY21kcGJqb2dNVEJ3ZURzZ2JXbHVMWGRwWkhSb09pQX|OU1U3SUcxaGVDMTNhV1IwYURvZ1kyRnNZeWd4TURBbE|DMGdNakJ3ZUNrN0|pQnpjbU05SW1oMGRIQnpPaTh2YzNSaGRHbGpNREV1Ym5sMExtTnZiUz|wY|dGb|pYTXZNakF5T|M4d01pOHdOUz|0ZFd4MGFXMWxaR2xoTHpBd2EzVn|jMnN0Wm1sbmFIUnBibWN0TURjdGNHMW1iQzh3TUd0MWNuTnJMV1pwWjJoMGFXNW5MVEEzTFhCdFptd3RiV1ZrYVhWdFUzRjFZWEpsUVhRe|dDMTJNaTVxY0djaUx6NDhMMkUrVkdobE|GUnBiV1Z6SUdsdWRHVn|kbWxsZDJWa0|GSjFjM05wWVc0Z2MyOXNaR2xsY25NZ2QyaHZJSE5oYVdRZ2RHaGx|U0JtWVdObE|HRWdZbkoxZEdGc0|HWnBaMmgwSUhSdk|HUnBjMnh2WkdkbE|HUmxkR1Z5Y|dsdVpXUWdWV3R5WVdsdWFXRnVJR1p2Y21ObGN5Qm1jbT|0SUdFZ2MyeHBkbVZ5SUc5bU|GSjFjM05wWVc0Z2JHRnVaQzRnVkhKaGNIQmxaQ0JqYVhacGJHbGhibk1nWm1WaGNpQmpZWFJoYzNSeWIzQm9aUzQ4WkdsMk|ITjB|V3hsUFNKMFpYaDBMV0ZzYVdkdU9pQmpaVzUwW|hJN0|qNDhZU0JvY21WbVBTSm9kSFJ3Y3pvdkwzZDNkeTV1ZVhScGJXVnpMbU52Y|M4eU1ESTFMekF5THpFeUwzZHZjbXhrTDJWMWNtOXdaUz|yZFhKemF5MX|kWE56YVdFdGQyRn|MWFZyY21GcGJtVXVhSFJ0YkNJK0xpNHVQQz|oUGp3d|pHbDJQZz09Iiwic3RzIjoicHVibG|zaCJ9

