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'Worried about the future': Russians despair in uncertain times
'Worried about the future': Russians despair in uncertain times
by  AFP

When President Vladimir Putin announced in February that Russian forces were entering Ukraine, a wave of shock washed over 22-year-old student Vasilina Kotova that turned quickly to despair and then depression. In the first nine months of the year, spending on drugs to cope with depression jumped 70 percent year-on-year, official figures show.

'Why would they?': Doubts in Russia's retreat from Kherson
'Why would they?': Doubts in Russia's retreat from Kherson
by  AFP

Few Ukrainians shopping for socks and extension cords on the main market of the biggest city near the Kherson front Thursday could believe the Russians really were pulling back. Mechanic Kosorotov said he was certain the Russians would destroy Kherson before allowing Ukraine to take it back.

'We can't survive on our own': locals help out neighbours in Bakhmut
'We can't survive on our own': locals help out neighbours in Bakhmut
by  AFP

In a supermarket car park in Bakhmut, the eastern Ukrainian city at the centre of the fighting for the Donbas region, Anatoliy is rushing to load up his truck with coal for him and his neighbours, determined to stay dug in for the winter. Behind him, cars with trailers are coming and going to pick up the coal that authorities have piled up to help residents ahead of the cold winter.

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