Fierce fighting between government forces and pro-Russian separatists has left the eastern Ukrainian town of Debaltseve in ruins. Many of those who remain are pensioners, who struggle to survive without any money, water, or heating. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe has described the situation in Debaltseve as a "humanitarian catastrophe." (Photos by Petr Shelomovskiy for RFE/RL's Current Time TV program)
Debaltseve: The Town Of Death And Old People
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Many flats have been looted.
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A woman walks past a destroyed building in Debaltseve.
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Raisa Kazakova shares her flat with nine other pensioners whose own homes were destroyed.
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There is no electricity in Raisa Kazakova's flat.
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Raisa sits in her home.
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Passersby outside Raisa's house
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View from a shelled apartment in Debaltseve
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Vera shows her damaged house.
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Shelled residential building
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Volunteer medics deliver first aid.
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Locals must repair their houses themselves.
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Katerina Moroz, 78, in her damaged house
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Volunteers hand out food in Debaltseve.
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People wait in line to receive food parcels.