PETROPAVLIVKA - Even before Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down, the war raging between Ukraine and pro-Russia rebels created crushing challenges for the mayor of this small, worn-down village.
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A man rides a bicycle near a piece of wreckage at the site of the crash of the Malaysia Airlines plane near the village of Grabove, in the region of Donetsk on July 20, 2014.
