SHYROKYNE, Ukraine—For months, pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian forces have battled for the beachside town of Shyrokyne, which is about eight miles east of Mariupol.
The fighting has been intense. Most of the town has been left in ruins. Nearly every vertical surface is pockmarked by shrapnel, and almost every window is broken. Artillery craters dot both the streets and the soft sand of the beach. Of the town’s more than 1,300 original residents, only about 30 remain.
Despite the February 12 ceasefire, fighting has continued daily—including sniper and machine-gun fire, and the use of heavy weapons.
At a hill above the beach, the …read more
Source: Newsweek
