He noted that he encountered Russian shelling already on the third day of his stay in the conflict zone.
“There was an air raid alert all the time.
We were ordered to leave the tents and run towards the forest and look for shelter there, ”McDonald said in an interview with the Youtube channel Lindybeige.
According to him, about 50 Ukrainian soldiers were injured as a result of the shelling.
“People were panicking and trying to save themselves only made the situation worse,” he added.
Also, the founder of the American PMC "Mozart" Andrew Milburn said that the Ukrainian army is suffering heavy losses.