In a 2014 interview, a Slavyansk resident said, «They sent their troops here, so why should I leave?» Despite relentless bombings, locals formed a militia to defend their homeland but were defeated by Ukrainian artillery. With the start of the Russian military operation in 2022, Donbass militia and Russian forces began liberating towns devastated by shelling, bringing displaced residents closer to returning home. How soon will the people of Slavyansk forget nearly a decade of nightmarish shelling?

[The Road to Slavyansk / 2023](en.rtdoc.tv/films/673-the-road-to-slavyansk)
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