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Pro-Russian soldiers are waiting for the night to fall into a trench on the front line before the town of Slaviansk. Ukrainian troops are stationed two kilometers from their positions. 19 May 2014. Semenivka. Ukraine.

Bombings near the television transmission tower. Since the beginning of the conflict the position is guarded by the Ukrainian army. 20 May 2014. Slaviansk. Ukrainia

Pro-Russian separatist soldiers come to see the damage caused by the shelling of the Ukrainian army during the exchange of fire of the night. May 22, 2014. Semenivka. Ukraine.

A pro-Russian soldier informs himself by telephone of Ukrainian army positions with other pro-Russian units positioned along the front line. May 19, 2014. Slaviansk. Ukraine.

Two separatist soldiers make a round on the outskirts to flush out two Ukrainian snipers. 20 May 2014. Slaviansk. Ukrainia

Pro-Russian fighters holding positions on the frontline of Semenivka before the nightfall. 19 mai 2014. Semenivka. Ukraine.

Pro-Russian soldiers keep one of the checkpoints of Semenivka. Their mission is to prevent any flight of money and to watch over the movements of troops of the Ukrainian army stationed 2 kilometers upstream. 20 May 2014. Semenivka. Ukrainia

Pro-Russian separatist soldiers talk together at dusk at the Semenvika checkpoint. May 19, 2014. Semenivka. Ukraine.

A civilian is evacuated by ambulance after being injured by the debris of his house hit by shelling by the Ukrainian army. May 19, 2014. Semenivka. Ukraine.

Pro-Russian fighters prepare to spend the night on the front line of Semenivka at the edge of a checkpoint. May 19, 2014. Semenivka. Ukraine.

A civilian helps the pro-Russian soldier. For two hours he has been working to reinforce the barricades of a checkpoint of Semenivka.19 May 2014. Semenivka. Ukrainia

Pro-Russian separatists settle their weapons before dark. May 20, 2014. Semenivka. Ukraine.

Pro-Russian alcoholic soldiers pose for photos in a stall near the front line. The owner distributes food and cigarettes to the soldiers and one of the warehouses adjoining the store has been converted into dormitories for the fighters. May 19, 2014. Semenivka. Ukraine.

A pro-Russian soldier lying on the ground waits for enemy fire to stop in order to reach a trench on the front line. May 19, 2014. Semenivka. Ukraine.

A pro-Russian soldier comes out of the cellar where he was sheltered from the shelling of the Ukrainian army rifle in his hand. May 21, 2014. Semenivka. Ukraine.

Pro-Russian heavy weapons stored in a cellar on the front line. May 19, 2014. Semenivka. Ukraine.

A shot of flames illuminates one of the barricades of a Semenivka checkpoint held by the pro-Russians where it is written ‟welcome to hell‟. May 22, 2014. Semenivka. Ukraine.

A pro-Russian soldier holds in his hand pieces of shrapnel (shrapnel) that have just fallen near the pro-Russian positions. May 19, 2014. Semenivka. Ukraine.

Two soldiers talk about the positions of Ukrainian forces as a tank comes to take a stand next to them in order to counter the latest shelling. May 22, 2014. Semenivka.Ukraine.

A separatist soldier approaches a burning house after the bombing of positions by the Ukrainian army. 22 May 2014. Semenivka. Ukrainia

A patrol of pro-Russian separatists shows the bullet impacts on their vehicles. They were targeted by the Ukrainian army while patrolling the Slavyansk area a few hours earlier. May 22, 2014. Semenivka. Ukraine.

A civilian observes the damage caused by heavy artillery fire during the night. He is standing in front of the partially destroyed house of Mrs. Patskan Zianida Vasilivna, a 70-year-old woman who lives alone. May 22, 2014. Semenivka. Ukraine.

Remains of a store destroyed by a bombing of the Ukrainian army at the entrance of the separatist bastion. 19 May 2014. Slaviansk. Ukrainia

Firefighters try to control a fire in stalls that have just been hit by shelling. May 19, 2014. Semenivka. Ukraine.

View of stalls destroyed in the night by shelling of the Ukrainian army. May 22, 2014. Semenivka. Ukraine.

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