As Tensions Rise, Ukrainians At Frontline Brace For Russian Invasion
NDTV
The big fear in government-held territory along Ukraine's front is that it will lead to the arrival of Russian troops, who would be formally asked to protect the pro-Moscow leadership and their territory.
Only a fraction of the apartments in Anna Velichko's shell-scarred high-rise are fit for habitation after years of a war in Ukraine that could turn yet more brutal should Russia invade.
The 39-year-old lives in one of them up on the ninth floor.
From her rickety perch overlooking the frontline of eastern Europe's festering conflict, Velichko has a clear view of Donetsk and the Russian-backed rebels who take regular shots at the residents of her town of Avdiivka.
"Right now, they are shooting as hard as they did back in 2015," Velichko says, referring to the second year of Ukraine's eastern separatist conflict, when dozens were dying every day.
