The Last Link Of Luhansk
The Last Link Of Luhansk
Crossing through the only corridor that remains open for people in Ukraine's Luhansk region to navigate the so-called line of contact.
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The farthest point our photographer walks before returning to government-held territory. A little farther on is a bridge that was destroyed by separatist forces in 2015. There appears to be little political will on either side to fix or replace the bridge.
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The approach to the checkpoint at Stanytsia Luhanska, on the edge of Kyiv-held territory in the Luhansk region. Fighting in the area continues between Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed separatists in a conflict that has claimed more than 10,000 lives since it began in 2014.
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The majority of those making the crossing are retirees from separatist-held territory coming to collect their pensions from Ukraine's central government.
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Near a checkpoint controlled by the Ukrainian military, a bank machine (right) is in regular use and is refilled with cash each day.