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Sloviansk’s mayor says he doesn’t interfere in military matters although he is in contact with the army every day © AFP \/ ARIS MESSINIS<\/b><\/p><\/div>\n

Sloviansk (Ukraine) (AFP), Jun 21 – <\/i>“The city is ready to defend itself,” insists Vadym Lyakh, mayor of Sloviansk in eastern Ukraine which could soon become a fighting hotspot as Moscow’s troops advance from the north. <\/p>\n

Outside his office in this small leafy city in the Donetsk region, people were on Monday filling up bottles from a large water barrel.<\/p>\n

The situation “is complex, because the front in recent weeks has come closer, to within 15-20 kilometres (9-12 miles),” Lyakh told AFP, dressed in a military-style khaki T-shirt.<\/p>\n

Hopefully, “the new weaponry that our army needs will come soon”, he said.<\/p>\n

The fighting has already affected people in Sloviansk.<\/p>\n

“There’s no (mains) water, no gas, but at least we have electricity,” said Yuriy, 66, as he filled a five-litre bottle with water to flush the toilet.<\/p>\n

Due to heavy fighting in areas with pumping stations, “there’s no (mains) water at all at the moment, only natural springs and tankers,” the mayor said. <\/p>\n

Although the electricity supply was “unstable”, a third of the shops were open and aid was coming in, he said. <\/p>\n

Despite the hardships, Yuriy’s 63-year-old wife Valentina was upbeat about the prospects for Ukraine’s forces.<\/p>\n

“We believe they’ll beat the Russian scum,” she said.<\/p>\n

If it comes to it, it won’t be the first time there’s been a battle for control of Sloviansk, as its recent history shows. <\/p>\n

It was seized by Russia-backed separatists in 2014 and then retaken by Ukrainian forces after a lengthy siege.<\/p>\n

– ‘They know what’s best’ –<\/p>\n

On Monday, the distant thud of artillery could be heard in the main square.<\/p>\n

As municipal chief, the mayor says he doesn’t interfere in military matters although he is in contact with the army every day. <\/p>\n

“If it’s necessary for defence, it will be done, regardless of who objects,” he said.<\/p>\n

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Vadym Lyakh is the mayor of Sloviansk in eastern Ukraine, which could soon become a fighting hotspot Mayor of Sloviansk Vadym Lyakh gestures during an interview with AFP in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk on June 20, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. © AFP \/ Anatolii Stepanov<\/b><\/p><\/div>\n

“They know best what is necessary for military operations.”<\/p>\n

The Donetsk regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko also speaks with President Volodymyr Zelensky.<\/p>\n

Lyakh said he hadn’t spoken to officials in war-torn cities further east, such as Severodonetsk and Lysychansk.<\/p>\n

“The algorithm is clear: everything will depend on the situation on the front,” he said.<\/p>\n

Preparations include setting up “working spaces… in bomb shelters and hospital basements to give emergency care even under bombing”.<\/p>\n

Before the war, Sloviansk had a population of some 100,000 people but now only has a quarter of that, which Lyakh said was still “a lot”.<\/p>\n

“We’re putting more emphasis on evacuation… Unfortunately people don’t always listen,” he said.<\/p>\n

– ‘Awaiting a miracle’ –<\/p>\n

In Kramatorsk, another city facing a possible Russian onslaught, the atmosphere was more bustling, with crowds of soldiers in supermarkets and cafes. <\/p>\n

“For now, it’s more or less quiet,” mayor Oleksandr Goncharenko told AFP.<\/p>\n

“In the evenings or at night you can see some explosions about 40-45 kilometres away.”<\/p>\n

The Russians were coming “closer but our army is trying to hold the positions now,” he added.<\/p>\n

In recent months, the authorities and the army had helped build up the defences and Kramatorsk was “more or less” ready, he said. <\/p>\n

“We’re all waiting for a miracle, we’re hoping for peace, for this fratricidal war to end soon,” said Valentina, 57, selling Caucasian-style bread and cheese at the city’s indoor market.<\/p>\n

“So far everything is OK here but it’s very hard psychologically when you see on TV what is happening in other cities,” said Svitlana, 48, a butcher at the market. <\/p>\n

The city still has mains water and electricity, despite occasional power cuts. <\/p>\n

“The only thing we don’t have in the Donetsk region is gas, because of the broken pipes from the Kharkiv and Lugansk regions,” Goncharenko said, referring to war-torn areas.<\/p>\n

Some 30 percent of the residents — around 60,000 people — were still living in the city, with phone records showing that 10,000 people who had left had recently come back, he said. <\/p>\n

“If something happens or the war comes closer, it would be more dangerous for them,” he said, warning that “Russian terrorists” could use the local population as human shields.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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