The statue of Lenin Kramatorsk, a Ukrainian city of Donetsk region of 180,000 inhabitants, is now in the colors of Kiev. Seized by pro-Russian rebels in April, the city has finally fallen into the hands of the Ukrainian army in July.
A separatist episode Lyudmila, manager of a coffee, do not regret it for the world:
"During the occupation, we were bombed and there were armed men in the city, peaceful citizens leaving the city, business no longer walked, there was nothing more to do here, we had to close and go because we were winning more than anything. "
Her ex-husband, Denis, for his part adhered to the ideas of the self-proclaimed Republic of Donetsk, before coming back:
"We were told that the People's Republic of Donetsk would bring good things, that the Kiev government was not legitimate, we gave too much money to the state budget and the money was going with them stay here. "
Our correspondent in Kiev says that "the majority of the population is now for the government of Kiev. Although there are groups that are still criticism towards the current authorities in Kiev. "
Even in Donetsk, where the support of a large majority of the population to separatists Undoubtedly, the humanitarian situation worries in some neighborhoods.
"This is a disaster at the humanitarian level, says an inhabitant of Donetsk. First Ukraine leaves nothing, neither food nor drugs, and we will say that only Russia is helping us. "
Last week, a large rebel offensive has pushed the Ukrainian military outside the suburbs of the city. But the fighting continues and the sound of bombs still sounded in the city.
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