Blockade of separatist areas is a headache for locals and a boon to illegal tradeA pillar is all that remains of the bridge’s steel structure. It stands in the calm waters of the Seversky Donets river. The bridge was destroyed by two shells, falling in quick succession, during the fighting last winter. Since then the Ukrainian army and separatist troops backed by Russia have left Jeltoe alone. The front has quietly morphed into a border without a name.Jeltoe, a village with a few dozen homes, has been split in two by the conflict in east Ukraine, which has raged for …read more
Source: The Guardian
