Civilians who support Russia in eastern Ukraine try to ‘stay quiet’

The World

An estimated 3,000 civilians remain in Avdiivka, a front-line city in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region. Ukrainian American pastor Alex Zaytsev visits Avdiivka frequently from his base in Mirnograd. He tells The World’s Marco Werman Avdiivka residents, including many who support Russia, are huddled in basements waiting out the war.

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