As the Ukrainian military reclaims control of eastern cities from pro-Russian separatists, residents are getting a chance to rebuild their lives. In the town of Kramatorsk in Donetsk province, a sense of fear is still in the air, and distrust of the government in Kyiv still runs deep.
In a leafy neighborhood of Kramatorsk, residents are cleaning up the debris of war.
Tolia, a pensioner, is fixing up his home, damaged as Ukrainian forces battled armed rebels who took over the town in April.
“Everything was destroyed, everything was ruined, these three houses – some of the others,” he said. “And …read more
Source: Voice of America