Denis Kazansky
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Tensions persist as Russian forces sit out the ceasefire in nearby Novoazovsk.
People hunt for increasingly scarce food in the shops, and dive into Soviet-era bomb shelters when the artillery opens up.
Torez was largely untouched by conflict, but now it has become a paramilitary hub.