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In the Donbass, in the east of Ukraine, while the bombardments are daily, the farmers have one priority: to harvest as quickly as possible. They still have three weeks to save the wheat crops. They fear the burning of their fields because of Russian bombs.
The harvest to the rhythm of artillery fire. For farmers in Donbass (Ukraine), the race against time has begun. The front line and the Russian forces are less than 10 km away. Volodymyr has taken his family to safety, but he refuses to abandon his native lands. “It is absolutely necessary to save the harvest, even if afterwards it remains blocked in the ports. It was I who sowed. I spent a lot of time in this field and I don’t want everything to be lost”testifies the farmer.
The harvest will be sheltered, far from the front, to be sold on the Ukrainian and European markets. Suddenly, two Ukrainian fighter jets circle above the field. They carry out targeted attacks. The farmers, who have learned to slalom between the debris of missiles, have integrated fear into their daily lives. Like many peasants, Mykola Perets accuses the Russian forces of deliberately burning cereal fields, hence the desire to harvest quickly.
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