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Slaviansk residents choose: live with hardship or leave

2014-06-17 93 Dailymotion

They are lining up for water in the eastern Ukrainian separatist stronghold of Slaviansk.<br/> <br />Since April, the city has been the epicenter of pro-Russian separatist activity.<br/> <br />Now Ukrainian forces have surrounded the city and frequently engage in firefights with separatists.<br/> <br />Some residents are learning to live without.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) SLAVIANSK RESIDENT, ALEXANDRA, SAYING:<br/> <br />"There's no water, there's no electricity. That's why we're coming for water."<br/> <br />In the city center, streets are now lined with rubble, scarred by fierce fighting.<br/> <br />Shop windows are either boarded up or simply broken.<br/> <br />At an open air market even those who have money can find little to buy.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) SLAVIANSK RESIDENT, VIKTOR, SAYING:<br/> <br />"You can't buy anything in the stores. We don't even have money to buy food. That's why we are leaving."<br/> <br />He has company. Others are lining up to get out of town. They have packed what they can save, fleeing home,

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