Mother Rita cries while hugging Lila, she now takes care of other families and neighbours as phosphorus bombs destroy their home in Krasnopolye, Donbas. They now lived under conditions without electricity, water and gas. Although the Russian advance is getting closer and closer, some of the citizens in Slovyansk for various reasons decided to stay behind. Slovyansk with a population of 106,972 (2021 est.), now stands as a main strategic city in the Donetsk region of Donbas, as the city has continuously been heavily bombarded by Russian artilleries and missiles, since the war started, over 80%


Mother Rita cries while hugging Lila, she now takes care of other families and neighbours as phosphorus bombs destroy their home in Krasnopolye, Donbas. They now lived under conditions without electricity, water and gas. Although the Russian advance is getting closer and closer, some of the citizens in Slovyansk for various reasons decided to stay behind. Slovyansk with a population of 106,972 (2021 est.), now stands as a main strategic city in the Donetsk region of Donbas, as the city has continuously been heavily bombarded by Russian artilleries and missiles, since the war started, over 80% of the civilian have already evacuated.


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