The towers of smoke rising over the verdant valley betray positions the Russians are pounding in their new thrust into eastern Ukraine. It instils far less fear in soldier Admin than a similar push into the Ukrainian town of Lyman just over a year ago. "The last month has been like one long day for us," the 23-year-old said at a secret location near the site of Russia's main advance of the past few weeks of war. "In terms of morale, we are hanging tough. We just want victory to come as soon as possible." IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES ARRANGED IN SEQUENCES