Life in Donetsk: ’Winter will be the ultimate test’ | World news | The Guardian
▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/13/-sp-donetsk-ukraine-russia-winter
It seems like a lifetime ago that Donetsk was the principal city of the Donbass region in eastern Ukraine. Now the capital of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, there is little evidence of a ceasefire here. The shelling is less intense than it has been but the hostilities continue. In a series of interviews with residents, a picture emerges of a city of contrasts.