On the edge of the frontline between Mykolaiv and Kherson, in southern Ukraine, most residents have left the villages hit by daily shelling. Some, like Ivan in Shevchenkove, stayed despite the danger to take care of the houses and feed the animals: “We try to help each other as much as we can,” says the 25 year old. Further north, Zelenyi Hai is a ghost town, no part of the village has been spared by the bombs and mortar. Even the town’s school, where people were taking shelter, got completely destroyed: "Many died, our city chairman died, I feel very sorry for him," explains Andriy Koshmak, who used to study in the school. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES