side. it seemed unreal to him. >> you can't really call it a fight. i was in the battle zone, but we had no rifles. we only had clubs, like on the maidan. what can you do with clubs against people who are fully armed? reporter: vladimir is tired of living so far from home, and now wants to return to the army. he's heard it's finally gotten more equipment. before the war it never occurred to him that he might one day be a soldier. he helped people. he was a therapist for drug addicts. but those days are long gone. damien: difficult situation for both sides of the conflict. finally to the slovenian coast, where since the middle ages salt has been harvested by hand. today salt is just something we chuck on our fish and chips along with the vinegar. or at least we do where i come from. but for thousands of years empires were built on it. and wars fought over it. it was a precious commodity which for slovenia was an important source of wealth.