The content originally appeared on: CNN Mykolaiv, Ukraine (CNN)Battered by intense shelling, peppered with gunfire and then … everything goes quiet. Along Ukraine's strategic Black Sea coast, Russian forces are playing a strange game, testing defenses, spilling blood and raising tensions but failing to drive home any significant gains. The small city of Mykolaiv, located on an inlet that would be a useful access point for Russians to bring in troops and supplies, was on Monday picking up the pieces […]
