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(1º§)It sits on the "line of contact" - an almost
500km (310 mile) long fissure between Ukrainian
government territory and two enclaves that have
been held by Russian backed separatists since
2014. Families, communities, and services are
divided by this line. The enduring conflict here on
the eastern front has already claimed more than
14,000 lives - at least 3,000 of them civilians,
according to the United Nations.
(2º§)The self-styled Donetsk People's Republic
(DNR) and Luhansk People's Republic (LNR) are
recognised by no one - for now, not even the
Kremlin - but they are home to about four million
people. Larysa is one of them. She was wrapped up
against the cold in a bright blue jacket, pink jumper,
and matching woolly hat. She preferred not to use
her last name.
(3º§)It takes permission and patience to get from
Ukrainian government territory to the other side.
Larysa knows the drill. "I do this every six months,"
she said. "I have been for a check-up at a hospital
in Dnipro (in central Ukraine) and now I am going
home to Donetsk." As she waited for sniffer dogs to
check her bag, she wasn't too concerned about the
Russian military build-up on Ukraine's borders.
(4º§)"We have been bombed, and we have been
through a lot," she said."I don't believe there will be
an invasion, or if there is, it won't be a big one.
That's my view as someone with intuition. I watch
TV and what politicians say. I think all of this is just
to keep us on our toes and stop us from getting too
relaxed."
(5º§)Perhaps. But Western leaders have long
feared that President Vladimir Putin would fake a
crisis in the Russian-backed rebel areas - or the
appearance of one - to use as an excuse to invade.
The seeds were sewn on Friday when rebel leaders
announced that women and children would be
evacuated over the border to Russia because
Ukraine was planning to attack. Ukraine denied that
and most civilians in those areas appear to have
stayed put.
(6º§)"We, the people, do not want any war to
happen. We want to live, love... We want to love
everybody and give them a hug," said Larysa, eyes
smiling above her mask. With that she boarded a
bus to take her through no man's land to a
checkpoint on the other side.
(adapted) https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60460003