EditorialDonetsk Region, Ukraine: Ukrainian infantrymen of the 24th Mechanized Brigade man defensive trenches hundreds of meters from Russian military positions.
EditorialDirt deposited by floodwater is caked on plates and cutlery at Maria Cortés Davila’s home in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico on Sept. 20, 2022.(Erika P. Rodriguez/The New York Times)
EditorialA member of the Ukrainian army's 25th Airborne Brigade with mud-caked boots at night on a front-line position in the industrial zone in Avdiivka, Ukraine, Dec. 1, 2021. (Brendan Hoffman/The New York Times)
EditorialA female Marine recruit's hair is caked with mud after completing an obstacle course at Parris Island, S.C., on Dec. 21, 2019. (Hilary Swift/The New York Times)