It seems like a lifetime ago that Donetsk was the principal city of the Donbass region in eastern Ukraine. Now the capital of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, there is little evidence of a ceasefire here. The shelling is less intense than it has been but the hostilities continue. In a series of interviews with residents, a picture emerges of a city of contrasts.
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A woman collects the remnants of her house destroyed as a result of fighting between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian militants in the outskirts of eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on Nov. 11, 2014.
