The houses on Mikhail Kravchuk’s nearly deserted block are riddled with craters — the aftermath of heavy shelling that badly damaged his neighbourhood in Donetsk in Eastern Ukraine, starting back in 2014.
Now, after a buildup of Russian troops near Ukraine’s border, U.S. President Joe Biden and other Western leaders warn that an invasion of Ukraine could be imminent — and those who’ve been living against the backdrop of this deadly conflict feel a sense of resignation that there might never be peace in the politically divided region.Signs of the eight-year war in Eastern Ukraine are everywhere in Donetsk, particularly in the Oktyabrsky neighbourhood.
Mikhail Kravchuk holds the metal sheet he used as a shield to cover his head when his house was shelled in 2014. Years into the conflict in Eastern Ukraine, Kravchuk is still slowly trying to rebuild his badly damaged home in the Oktyabrsky area of Donetsk. He says his soul belongs here, and one day he will move back with his wife, Natalia.
They have family living in Kyiv, including grandchildren, but haven’t been able to leave Donetsk in the past two years, because it is too difficult to secure permission.The Ukrainian checkpoint people must cross to go to the separatist-held part of Donetsk Oblast, or province. Crossings are allowed only two days of the week. After this checkpoint, there is another one on the side of the self-declared Donetsk People's Republic.
After getting off that bus, then boarding another, travellers reach the Donetsk checkpoints, where they have to show they have permission to enter and are often questioned by authorities.The pandemic has made freedom of movement even more difficult for residents living in the region. Some of the border checkpoints have been partially closed while the main one only operates twice a week.
A woman walks by a destroyed building in Donetsk city. While residents go about their daily business, reminders of the brutal war are all around them. Around 30 kilometres southwest of the city lies the coal-mining town of Oleksandrivka, perched close to the conflict’s front line. He lifted up his shirt to show a large scar that runs the length of his abdomen and another just below his left shoulder. He had emergency surgery, but doctors told him there are still 20 pieces of shrapnel embedded in his body, including in his head and feet.
Pray for the people of Ukraine
Fake news.
No one grows accustomed to living with war, wtf
You know, seeing all this reporting, and having seen the movie, Wag the Dog, I'm curious as to... Well...? you know!
If the CIA and CSIS and other g7 member had not installed a western puppet with the intention off putting NATO on Russian border did they expect Russia to roll over the European forget that Russia lost millions in second war
Liberals and Democrats love war! It’s what they need to survive
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Dont worry, democracy. When Cremea choose Russia, there were 97% Russian peoples. Nothing more democratic. Same is now, Ukraine don't own yhe land, its the people and they are choosing Russia. Capitalist child killers know your place, shut up. Genocide for land and stealing usa.
You conveniently left this out: In 1989 Canada's cafreeland had a full-page article called 'Popular Movement Radicalizing Ukraine'. Canada's intelligence agencies have been Nazifying Ukraine for 50 years. Photo: Ukrainian youth wear Hitler t-shirts and sport swastika tattoos.
Russia is amazing. All of Europe hates them. They don’t seem to care. They are a Country with huge poverty areas as well.
Seems about right with the current leadership how far we've fallen once a respected country on the forefront on diplomacy, last Ukraine crisis Canada stepped up&managed to assist before it escalated now we hold signs on social media
Putin must be stopped. Putin Russia istandwithukraine
STOP. f.f.s. WHO IS YOUR MILITARY ANALYST & WHOM IS YOUR MILITARY REPORTER? WTFudge are their credentials, or is your editorial based on a civilian's position/analysis? Those troops have camped ain RUSSIAN TERRITORY, for about 6 weeks. How can alarm bells sound?
“Poisoning of Yanukovich declared highest ever. Protesters demand recount.”
It’s apparent that the people in the rebel held area are fighting to stay out of Ukraine’s clutches. Don’t they get to decide their fate?Isn’t that freedom and democracy and human right?
A world war is probably the only thing that can get us out of this mess right?
Everyone is accustomed to being attacked by the Kyiv neo-nazi regime.
Sign up Ukraine into NATO now and screw KremlinRussia_E ! Russia created an artificial crisis. Give them exactly what they don’t want.
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