Iryna Dmitrievna, 59, is from Sviatlodarsk, a government-controlled town in war-torn eastern Ukraine. She has had a disability since childhood and spends most of her days in bed. When she needs to go out, she calls for someone to come and assist her in her wheelchair. She often smiles and says she is an optimist.
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This file photo taken on April 17, 2015 shows a general view of the town square where people attend the unveiling of a Lenin statue in the town of Novoazovsk in Russia-controlled part of Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine.
