April 2020 marked the six-year anniversary of Russia’s ongoing military incursion into eastern Ukraine. The conflict has resulted in the deaths of over 14,000 and the displacement of nearly two million people. With the war still far from over, Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine now has the potential to become a hotspot in the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
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An Ukrainian border guard wearing a protective face mask checks passports of people leaving Ukraine and heading to the territory controlled by Russia-backed separatists at the checkpoint near Novotroitske village, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, on March 16, 2020.