Ukrainians living in regions controlled by Russian-backed armed groups face many challenges when crossing the line of contact between their homes and Ukrainian-controlled territory. But many have no choice: Half the one million people who cross each month are older people, many of whom do so in order to collect their pensions.
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Citizens are waiting for pensions near the post office on Dec. 13, 2017, in Zolote village, Luhansk oblast, eastern Ukraine.
