In Ukraine’s Sloviansk, some are abandoning long-held sympathies for Russia | Russia-Ukraine war

Sloviansk, Ukraine – When pro-Russian rebels seized the southeastern Ukrainian town of Sloviansk 11 years ago, Raisa said she and her neighbours “treated them well”.

On April 12, 2014, hundreds of armed men led by former Russian intelligence officer Igor Girkin snuck into Sloviansk, making it the first Ukrainian town to be taken over by Moscow-backed separatists.

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News Source: www.aljazeera.com

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