As Ukraine marks four years of war since Russia's invasion, intense fighting persists in the eastern front, particularly around Pokrovsk. Civilians endure harsh living conditions amid ongoing hostilities. Journalist Valerie Gauriat reports from Donetsk, documenting the resilience of remaining residents and the challenges faced by soldiers. Despite shelling and heavy casualties, civilians, including pensioners, refuse to evacuate, clinging to the hope of a peaceful resolution as despair looms, exemplified by the devastation around them and the eloquent remarks of military and local officials.
The only thing they leave behind them is ruins.
Pensioners, unfortunately, are not willing to leave, nor are those who are waiting for the 'Russian peace', as they say.
There's this belief that today's Russia...will come and fix everything. The reality is that nothing is rebuilt.
The fighting is raging likenever before on the frontline in the country's east.
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