DONETSK - The rumble of tank shelling and mortar exchanges comes in waves, startling flocks of crows. For hours there can be silence here in the center of Donetsk, only for the quiet to be shattered as clashes between Russia-backed separatists and Ukrainian government forces resume, mainly around the city’s wrecked airport and in the fiercely contested village of Pesky.
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Ukrainian serviceman stands in front of his touch base in Pisky village, Donetsk Oblast on Oct. 25.
