Bombs and civilians on the run: in the cold of Donetsk, war is one step away

DONETSK – Donetsk evening is cold, rainy and silent. On the streets you hardly meet anyone, thanks to bad weather but above all fear. Fear of war, fear of a future more uncertain than ever. The silence is suddenly torn apart by a loud explosion, followed by the sound of a siren. The air is immediately filled with the smell of burning.