Ukraine ceasefire brings limited respite
People in Donetsk are trying to make the most of the five-month-old ceasefire, a breathing space in a 15-month-old conflict that has killed over 6 500. |||
Donetsk, Ukraine – Natalya Brazhnikova goes to sell bread each day at a badly charred market on the outskirts of Donetsk in east Ukraine despite the risk of shelling and gunfire. Since her husband lost his job when the local coalmine closed because of fighting between government forces and pro-Russian separatists, their family has depended on the money she makes to survive. Many other residents of the Oktyabrsky district …read more
Source: Independent Online
