By the time one reaches the trenches, where thousands of troops are dug in, trying to survive, the supremacy is complete: Ukrainian soldiers will pass up coffee, Coke, and even water in favour of the liquid jolt they need to keep going. “In the morning, when I wake up, I drink an energy drink. When I head out on patrol, I drink an energy drink. Depleted and exhausted, front-line troops are hooked on a growing constellation of highly caffeinated, shrewdly marketed energy drinks, some specially made for this war. Bacha said the man was found slumped in the toilet, with an energy drink in his hand.
