Families suffer as Russia-Ukraine border tensions rise

The standoff in eastern Ukraine is making it more difficult for people to access basic services.
Trips that used to take less than an hour can now take an entire day or longer.

Al Jazeera's @Charles Stratford reports from Novotroitske, Ukraine.


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[bigbadwulf]

I felt bad for the old man, you can tell he has had a hard life and just wants some peace.

[makeyyyy]

That 80 years old men I feel sry for him. He live through out the Soviet days and saw the USSR failed in the 90s and now see his country Ukraine might become part of Russia again

[stephanejourdren]

Terrible always poor people pay for crazy politicals

[shaheen]

Very sad for poor people but especially the elderly they need rest at this age not this type of trouble.

[iwogajda]

For the sake of His sorrowful Passion have mercy on us and on the whole world.

[jinxiaotian]

Those evil leaders always look after their interest. They don't consider the welfare of the civilians especially the elderly.

[donnpatz]

War is always a losing game, no matter who reaches out to the end alive. Suffering wins.

[tellmemore]

Unfortunately the innocents will suffer.

[segniw]

I only like the kid on the luggage taking a ride. Smart mother she is.

[hassanmir]

Feeling very sad about all the innocent people, suffering due to such conflicts😌😌

[chrisscott]

Why are they making it so hard for old people to cross. Stupid they aren't a threat to anybody.

[kvetadaigneault]

Poor people what a country to live, it's surprising anyone would want to raise children there

[obombabeenlaid]

If the first two world wars started in Europe, why not the third?

[louisecorchevolle]

Do you know that on Ukrainian held Donbass, last election 2019 the presidential candidate who came first was BOYKO pro russian

[anti-bullingjames]

If Ukraine didn't believe NATO and allow it to start expanding there, it wouldn't have many of current issues.

[sacq]

God help that man's wife. So sad on both sides

[naurasal]

Do those politicians in Brussel ever thinking about them?

[Victor-tldk]

These social constructs are disgusting.

[fleekrushyt]

The problem is not that ukraine doesnt allow people from the "DNR" and "LNR". The problem is that the DNR and LNR refuse to open checkpoints. Usually, a few thousand people cross the border every day, but because dnr and lnr only allow people with special alloweness to go to ukraine, that number has shrunk to a few hundred. And i think thats funny, because the border with russia has been opened by DNR and LNR for 5 months now, although' the covid situation there is a lot worse. Means, many people forget that ukraine needs special registration too and than cant go trough.

Its sad that a war brings suffering to these people. God bless them.

[ikm]

A build-up of troops can be quite intimidating...
Until that is, you become aware of the capabilities of the US 'daisycutter'
Then it just becomes an opportunity...