He said 'Pray now, I’m going to kill you' and then he slit my neck with the knife

Headline Title: He said 'Pray now, I’m going to kill you' and then he slit my neck 11 July 2014 On the morning of 27 May, Hanna was sitting in her flat in eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, when there was a knock on the door. As her boyfriend Feodor lifted the latch, seven armed men wearing balaclavas and camouflaged fatigues barged through. They said they were from the Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR), the pro-Russian separatist group which had recently seized power in the city. This was the start of a terrifying six-day ordeal for the 30-year-old pro-Ukrainian…

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