VUHLEHIRSK, Ukraine - There was a thud from far off, then a sharp, high-pitched whistle, then a series of loud bangs as the mortars crashed one by one into Viktor Fomenko's apartment building. A few days later, with most of the buildings on his block reduced to rubble, he slumped outside in the cold on a stool, guarding the four plastic bags that hold all his possessions.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
BuzzFeed: Rebels advance in east Ukraine, leaving death and destruction behind
Pro-Russian separatist fighters prepare on Feb. 9, 2015 to go to the frontline near Uglegorsk, 6 kms southwest of Debaltseve.
