Across key points of the precarious frontline in the Donetsk region, several residents tell AFP they would be ready to live under the Russian flag if it meant peace. Polls conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology show there is growing readiness among Ukrainians to cede territory to Russia if that would end the war, which has cost tens of thousands of lives. Thirty-two percent of respondents answered as such in May, up from 26 percent in February. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES ARRANGED IN SEQUENCES