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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Shaun Walker in Izium

‘I’m not sure I fully trust anyone who stayed’: Ukrainian city split by suspicion a year after Russian retreat

An aerial view of Izium showing extensive damage to buildings
The battered townscape of Izium, where more than 5,000 houses and 120 apartment blocks have been damaged or destroyed. Photograph: Libkos/Getty Images

Often, when Kostiantyn Grygorenko walks the streets of Izium, he spots people he suspects collaborated with the Russians during the five-month occupation of his home town last year.

He used to feel an overwhelming rush of emotions when he saw them. Now, he tries to conserve his energy and nerves and ignore them. But still, it gets to him.

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