Monday, 6 October 2014

Ukraine crisis: Dnipropetrovsk prepares for rebel advance

Mechnikov hospital in Dnepropetrovsk receives the injured Ukrainian soldiers from Donetsk airport
Wounded Ukrainian soldiers are flown into Dnipropetrovsk from Donetsk airport

The authorities in Dnipropetrovsk - a major city in eastern Ukraine - don't have to go far to appreciate the impact of the war in the neighbouring Donetsk region.
Stuck to the front window of the regional administration building is a list with the names of about 800 local people - men and women, young and old, military and civilians - who are missing or being held prisoner by pro-Russian rebels.

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