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Life On The Edge: Inside Pokrovsk, Ukraine's Besieged Frontline City, As Russian Forces Close In

There are currently some 16,000 people living in the strategic city of Pokrovsk in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region; 177 of them are children. The evacuation of the city continues, as Russian forces advance.

A line of defense is being prepared around Pokrovsk itself. The Russian Army is believed to be just kilometers away from the city.

How do people live in a frontline city under constant Russian shelling? RFE/RL photographer Serhiy Nuzhnenko recently visited Pokrovsk to find out.


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