Despite the Minsk cease-fire agreement in February of 2015, heavy fighting continues between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine, leaving many people feeling abandoned.
A Photo Essay: The Survivors of War in Eastern Ukraine

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The Ukraine volunteer "body collector" places the corpse of a pro-Russian rebel in an ambulance. The volunteers regularly cross front lines to collect the bodies of the fallen, inside Donetsk People's Republic. (Adam Bailes/VOA)