'Why should I evacuate?': Clinging to home in the ruins of eastern Ukraine
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'Why should I evacuate?': Clinging to home in the ruins of eastern Ukraine
For around three years, 86-year-old Lidia Isayeva has been living alone in a cellar to shelter from Russian strikes that have destroyed her apartment and part of her hometown.
Despite the risks, some Ukrainians choose to stay at home in the ruins, holding on to a lifetime of memories in towns where many have lived forever.
"It's an optimism that can lead to death," says Roman Bugayov, from East SOS, which helps people evacuate from the front.
