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Rescue Efforts Continue After Blast Kills Over 30 at Ukraine Coal Mine
While Wednesday's explosion was not caused by military conflict in the region, there is dispute over whether the ongoing armed struggle hampered responses in the aftermath.
At Least 30 Feared Dead, Dozens Trapped After Gas Blast at Donetsk Mine
President Petro Poroshenko has requested access to the rebel-held site in the heart of east Ukraine's conflict zone, amid fears the separatists may not have sufficient resources to cope with rescue efforts.
Thousands Attend Pro-Putin Rally: Moscow's Anti-Maidan March
VICE News was in Moscow on February 21 to witness tens of thousands of Russians protesting in support of a unified Russian Federation and against any possible Orange Revolution in their country.
In Photos: A Year of Conflict in Ukraine
Exactly one year after former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych was forced from office, VICE News takes a look back at the bloody, bizarre, and often heartbreaking aftermath.
The Ruins of Donetsk Airport: Russian Roulette (Dispatch 95)
VICE News travelled to Donetsk Airport, a once modern facility now reduced to rubble after months of fighting, to discuss with DNR fighters the battle for, and the future of, the strategically important site.
Flying Drones with the Dnipro Battalion: Russian Roulette (Dispatch 93)
In this dispatch, VICE News travels to the village of Chermalyk, where Ukrainian forces are preparing the defense of the city and using volunteer-made drones to gather intelligence on separatist positions.
‘Normandy Four’ Meet for 'Last Chance' Negotiations on Ukraine Crisis
French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel joined Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin for talks aimed at reviving the peace process in eastern Ukraine.
'This Is Meant to Be My Childhood': Life Inside One of Donetsk's Claustrophobic Underground Bomb Shelters
VICE News spent time with the inhabitants of an overcrowded makeshift bomb shelter in rebel-held eastern Ukraine, where people are sleeping four to a bed and privacy is a luxury.
A Village In Ruins, Defending Daily Attacks: Russian Roulette (Dispatch 91)
In this dispatch, VICE News travelled to Pisky, a village in ruins, to meet the soldiers and volunteers defending the village from daily DNR attacks.
Trying to Flee Debaltseve: Russian Roulette (Dispatch 90)
In this dispatch, VICE News travels to Debaltseve to meet some civilians hoping to evacuate the war-ravaged town, and others who are forced to stay in the city without water, gas, or electricity.
Separatist Leader Proclaims Mobilization of 100,000 Fighters as Another Ukraine Peace Process Fails
Fierce clashes continue to rage across the war-torn east of Ukraine, humanitarian conditions are worsening, and the United States is now mulling sending weapons to Kiev.
Ukraine Peace Talks Falter as Shelling Continues to Kill Civilians
Peace negotiations in Minsk quickly broke down Saturday when Ukraine's envoy reportedly accused the separatist representatives of undermining the talks.