Snipers and skepticism are common near the frontline of eastern Ukraine.

A few kilometres away from the eastern Ukraine frontline, lies an abandoned industrial complex in Avdiivka. There, trucks and other discarded machinery litter the floor. There are signs warning of danger from snipers and doors to the old factory hall are crammed with bullet holes. This is a war that has claimed the lives of 14,000 people, according the United Nations. After Moscow annexed Crimea, the Russian-backed separatists declared Donetsk (or Luhansk) as independent from…

"Snipers and skepticism are common near the frontline of eastern Ukraine."