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was shooting at small children. When families left houses, he killed
first children of 3–5 years old, then killed their parents. You walk and
see how people fall in front of you. We ran to my husband who was
in a different district, and watched all this. There were no Russian or
Donetsk soldiers, only Ukrainian divisions and Azov. When they were
climbing down from the attic, I saw they had a sniper’s rifle, camouflage
and a blue armband. I saw an optic sight. They looked at us with a wicked
smile. They thought we were rabid dogs. We are not the people for them,
but a shield. They do not need us. We are just a target for them.
Our lives changed within one month. They took away everything
which was in this life for our children and grandchildren. I was saved
by Chechens. They took me out and later Donetsk fighters helped to
get us to Novoyazovsk and then here to Donetsk. Now the doctors in
the hospital help me to survive”.

Testimony 4
Anatoly Ivanovich Kryachok (62 years old). Place of residence at the time of
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the survey — Artyomovsk, 2 Lomonosov Lane
“I was on the roof because the slate of the roof was all broken.
I started repairing it. It was still quite early, people probably were
still drinking coffee and shelling was not very fierce. When I started
throwing down the slates it became quite noisy. I heard a bang nearby,
but did not pay attention, because the sound was familiar. At first I did

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