The sound of gunfire and shelling has become a staple of everyday life here in this city in eastern Ukraine, where hopes for an end to the long-running war between Russian-backed separatists and Kyiv have faded since this winter’s tentative detente between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
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Ukrainian soldiers patrol in the front line with Russia-backed separatists in the small city of Shyrokyne, 25 km from Azov Sea port of Mariupol, on Nov. 28, 2018.
