Feeding dogs at Ukraine front

Some people adopt a fatalistic attitude, saying it's God's will.

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It was 10am when Raisa walked out of her house. She was quickly joined by a pack of hungry dogs whose barking failed to drown out the sound of artillery.

"I get up every day, make food for the animals, then go to work," she said, roaming the ruined streets with a plastic bag full of raw chicken.

The 65-year-old says she "stamps papers" at the local administration in Bilytske, a town 15km north of the city of Pokrovsk—one of the most active parts of the front line in eastern Ukraine.

A few kilometers south of Bilytske, Russian drones roam the skies and the roads are lined with burnt-out cars.

Asked about the US proposal for a 30-day ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia, she said: "I don't believe it.

"Nothing good is coming.

"The bombing never stops," she said, adding that she can no longer sleep at night.

But Raisa has nevertheless decided to stay.