Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterLymany and Lupareve have not been spared the fighting that has convulsed countless other Ukrainian villages, towns, and cities.
But their power supply means that residents who had earlier fled the village are returning.
'WE HAVE ENOUGH'The earlier fighting left the villages without power and water, prompting the flight of all but 216 of Lymany’s 4,000 residents and 36 of Lupareve’s 1,200 residents, Panashiy said.
But three weeks ago, Ukrainian troops restored power to the villages via a cable they laid to a distant factory, villagers said.
But red aircraft warning lights blinked unceasingly on the towers, Panashiy said, providing Russian gunners with aiming points.