The Kremlin hopes that Ukraine will hand over the parts of the Donetsk region still under its control to Moscow in exchange for a ceasefire and security guarantees from Western countries. For many Ukrainians, any agreement to cede territory that has been fiercely defended for years would be a bitter pill to swallow. However, residents of Sloviansk, who have lived on the front lines for a decade, have mixed reactions to the proposal to cede the city.