Ukraine's fortress cities under fire as Russia bids to seize rest of Donbas
Kramatorsk and Slovyansk are now the main focus of Russian ground assaults, and residents are being told to leave.
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""This is the only way to save your life.""
— Pavlo Dyachenko , Other
""There are often [remote-controlled] FPV drones in the air, you can hear them through the window.""
— Viktor Makurin , Activist
""Glide bombs are the big fear.""
— John Auckland Abbey , Influencer
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Kramatorsk and Slovyansk are now the main focus of Russian ground assaults, and residents are being told to leave.
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