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West Ukrainian Village After Right Sector Shootout

Hromadske's Nastya Stanko reports from the Western Ukrainian village of Bobovyshche, close to the city of Mukachevo and the scene of a violent fire fight between Right Sector forces and security forces loyal to local MP Mihailo Lanyo. Both groups are alleged to be tied to the contraband smuggling in the region from Ukraine and European Union border states.

Hromadske's Nastya Stanko reports from the Western Ukrainian village of Bobovyshche, close to the city of Mukachevo and the scene of a violent fire fight between Right Sector forces and security forces loyal to local MP Mihailo Lanyo. Both groups are alleged to be tied to the contraband smuggling in the region from Ukraine and European Union border states.
"We have fully equipped Ukrainian Army soldiers here, and locals don't really understand what's going on," reports Stanko.
Speaking with Olena Vasilyvna, a local gauging the effect such a large military presence has had on the local population:
"Well, people say someone's hiding here, but we don't know any details. People try to not leave their homes."
// Video by Nastya Stanko and Serhii Hrishyn. FIlmed 07.14.2015.