Fear And Distrust Remains Where The Fighting Has Stopped In Eastern Ukraine

In Ukraine, Fear And Distrust Remain Where Fighting Has Stopped -- Voice of America

KRAMATORSK, UKRAINE - As the Ukrainian military reclaims control of eastern cities from pro-Russian separatists, residents are getting a chance to rebuild their lives. In the town of Kramatorsk in Donetsk province, a sense of fear is still in the air, and distrust of the government in Kyiv still runs deep.

In a leafy neighborhood of Kramatorsk, residents are cleaning up the debris of war.

Tolia, a pensioner, is fixing up his home, damaged as Ukrainian forces battled armed rebels who took over the town in April.

“Everything was destroyed, everything was ruined, these three houses - some of the others," he said. "And here I know a bus was hit, the driver and passengers were killed.”

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My Comment: It is going to take years before the bitterness and anger dissipates .... and even then there is no guarantee that it will go away.