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The war in eastern Ukraine seems far from over.
But with the arrival of winter, it's not so much the guns and shell-fire that worry the inhabitants of the self-proclaimed Republic of Donbass.
Since the region came under the control of pro-Russian separatists, Kiev has cut off all funding.
With no salaries or pensions, the inhabitants are surviving on nationalist fervor alone.
Our reporters witnessed first-hand the worsening humanitarian crisis
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