Fear and hardship in Slaviansk

In the separatist strong hold of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine, they are asking, "what ceasefire?"

Parts of the city now look like a scenes from the apocalypse.

Homes are broken open.

The life people once had shattered.

With Ukrainian President Petro Porosenko now declaring the end of a ceasefire, separatists are standing their ground.

(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) REBELS' GUARD AT THE CHECKPOINT, SERGEI DAVYDOV, SAYING:

"Somehow I didn't quite see that ceasefire. The Ukrainian forces have been shelling us all the time, and there never really was a ceasefire. They hit residential neighborhoods. It is not clear why they do that-- maybe to intimidate people. It's just nonsense."

Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed to defend the interests of ethnic Russians abroad. He says Poroshenko will bear full responsibility for veering off the road to peace.

In Slaviansk, hardship is becoming part of every day life. Electricity and water have been cut of