civilians or military which is another town retain by russian forces. across the border in russia, sanctions posed by the west are taking a toll on the population. it s not easy now for people to find the essential items they need nor everyday lives from food to medicine. matthew chance takes a look. reporter: in russia, they re calling it the sugar panic as western sanctions on the country bite, ordinary people have been snatching up essentials. here jostling with each other in the russian city to buy sugar off the back of a truck. god bless you, the voice said, as a supermarket worker pushes a trolley of sugar towards anxious sho shops. who scramble to buy as much as they can before supplies run out. and words to the public not to panic buy are going unheard. now a prominent economist tell cnn the economic pain is set to