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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Shaun Walker in Stanytsia Luhanska

‘God forbid the Cossacks come’: fears of war rise in Ukraine’s frontline towns

The kindergarten hit by shelling in Stanytsia Luhanska last week
The kindergarten hit by shelling in Stanytsia Luhanska last week. Photograph: Carlos Barrera/Reuters

Raisa Malashenko was trundling her rusty bicycle, laden with bags of food, through the centre of Stanytsia Luhanska on Saturday afternoon. The 81-year-old did not flinch as booms of artillery sounded in the distance.

Her five children have all left this frontline town, some for Russia and others for safer parts of Ukraine. “It’s just me and my cow now,” she said mournfully.

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