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Street Kids Odessa 2008

Serezha (age 17), also called “Samolet” (airplane), screams in pain because of leg abscesses due to heavy-drug use. He lives with other fourteen kids in a filthy garage situated in a normal residential area close to the touristy beach of Arcadia. Outside the garage, medical personnel are performing HIV testing but Serezha is not able to go.

Uploaded on Nov 5, 2008

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Street Kids Odessa 2008

Serezha (age 17, known as “Samolet”) begs for money in front of a big supermarket called “Sil’po” in the area of Chernyahovskogo St. (Arcadia beach). He does not want other boys to be with him when he is begging.

Uploaded on Nov 5, 2008

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Street Kids Odessa 2008

Taras (age 15) has lost his speech and stumbles around on his toes in a garage in Chernyahovskogo St. (close to Arcadia beach). The result of the prolonged use of the amphetamine-based home-made drug known as “Baltushka”.

Uploaded on Nov 5, 2008

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