Anna Shabanova-Serdechna is a recent political science and sustainability graduate. Originally from Russia, Anna is currently working as a communications and program officer for a humanitarian NGO in Dnipro, Ukraine, assisting in the implementation of the food distribution initiative of the World Food Programme in Donetsk region. Anna's work has previously been published in The Diplomat and the Central Asia Program.
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‘I would rather die because of a missile than of sadness in another city’: Why Ukrainians are not leaving their frontline homes
Ukraine's Donetsk region, more than half of which is currently occupied by Russia, is shelled 1,500–2,500 times almost daily. Some are choosing to stay as a form of protest and resistance.