In a devastated Ukrainian village, winter brings more misery

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In the retreating army’s wake, a trail of destroyed villages was left in ruin, including Kamyanka on the outskirts of Izyum. Read more at straitstimes.com.

KAMYANKA, Ukraine - As the temperatures plunge in eastern Ukraine, Sergiy Khmil says he has little choice but to use the stacks of ammunition boxes left by the retreating Russians forces as firewood this winter.

With his home largely destroyed by shelling, Mr Khmil is still hard at work converting his summer kitchen into impromptu winter lodging – now filled with blankets, ammunition crates and a furnace pieced together from Russian shell casings. After occupying the area, the Russians settled in – commandeering buildings, looting homes, stealing booze and driving drunk, according to residents.

 

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