“We have to get out of here, and fast.” As the day draws to a close, a shell falls on the city, less than 100 meters from the garbage truck in full swing. “We went down this street five or ten minutes ago,” says Valentyn, the truck driver.
A vehicle that is hard to imagine in a city where the fight has been raging for months. Yet despite the war, garbage collectors in Bakhmout, a city in eastern Ukraine, continue to do their job. If the garbage accumulates, it is because several thousand inhabitants remain there.
“Yes, it is dangerous, but what can you do, you have to pick up the rubbish, otherwise there will be rats everywhere and diseases,” Valentyn tells BFMTV.
“It is God who protects me”
“Sometimes my wife calls me, she asks me if everything is okay and what neighborhood I am in,” continues the garbage man. The city center is the route of the tour where the risk is greatest, due to the numerous missile fires. BFMTV special envoys noted that an explosion occurred every three minutes.
“It’s horrible here, there are bombs all the time, the houses are destroyed,” testifies Olga, a resident.
However, garbage collectors have no protection. “I really hope that God will take care of me and my apartment, it is God who protects me, that’s all, believe me,” says Vasya, a garbage man.
“Of course I’m scared, but I got used to it,” adds Oleg, before getting back in the truck to continue the journey.
Source: BFM TV
