Rebel fighters picked their way through the debris of this city’s airport last week, pointing out the bloodstained stretchers and the corpse of a Ukrainian soldier tangled in the wreck of a burned vehicle. The battle for control of the city of Luhansk, one of the most ferocious of the six-month conflict in southeastern Ukraine, left the airport and surrounding villages in ruins.
New York Times: In ruins of Ukraine town, residents crave food, water and peace
The battle for control of the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk on Sept. 1 left the airport and surrounding villages in ruins. Residents who survived the shelling in basements now spend their days fetching water, on bicycles and pulling shopping carts, and scouring the few stores that are open for food.
