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Published on Jul 27, 2016
The
gray zone. Towns and villages located on the contact line in the
war-torn Donetsk region. Life here stands still, only disturbed by the
shooting and shelling.
The contact line divides this local village, called Hranitne. Years of war have left their impact on the place. Only several hundred residents out of 4,000 decided to stay here . These people had to endure a lot of misery during the war, deprived of basic rights and services.
Hranitne Village Resident: "We never left this place, not even when the war started. We’re all here, my daughter, husband, all our relatives. We are scared, but what can we do? We have nowhere to go. Nobody needs us. This is our home."
For a year and a half these people didn't have electricity. They had to use candles and gas cylinders to cook food to survive. It may seem that life took a turn for the better, when the shaky ceasefire deal was reached. The stores now have food, local school and kindergarten are open, people can get pensions at a post office. But the war never stops. The fighting continues, and nowadays it occurs mostly at nights.
The contact line divides this local village, called Hranitne. Years of war have left their impact on the place. Only several hundred residents out of 4,000 decided to stay here . These people had to endure a lot of misery during the war, deprived of basic rights and services.
Hranitne Village Resident: "We never left this place, not even when the war started. We’re all here, my daughter, husband, all our relatives. We are scared, but what can we do? We have nowhere to go. Nobody needs us. This is our home."
For a year and a half these people didn't have electricity. They had to use candles and gas cylinders to cook food to survive. It may seem that life took a turn for the better, when the shaky ceasefire deal was reached. The stores now have food, local school and kindergarten are open, people can get pensions at a post office. But the war never stops. The fighting continues, and nowadays it occurs mostly at nights.
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