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'It Is a Government Crime': The Coffins of Russia's Ghost Soldiers In Ukraine Are Coming Home
Last week, opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was shot dead in Moscow as he prepared to rally against Russia's role in Ukraine. Vladimir Putin says his soldiers aren't there — but their families say otherwise.
Civilians Return to Debaltseve: Russian Roulette (Dispatch 96)
In the latest 'Russian Roulette,' VICE News travels to Debaltseve a few days after its fall to the DNR to speak to some of the civilians slowly returning to a town that now lies in ruins and without basic amenities.
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.
Inside Rebel-Held Uglegorsk: Russian Roulette (Dispatch 94)
VICE News crossed into the DNR-held territory of Uglegorsk on the eve of the February 15 ceasefire to speak with soldiers and residents about the prospect of a truce.
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.
'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.
Trapped by Artillery Fire: Russian Roulette (Dispatch 88)
In our latest dispatch, VICE News went back to eastern Ukraine, where civilians are being attacked by artillery fire from both sides of the escalating conflict.
Ukraine Declares 'State of Emergency' in Donbas but Stops Short of Martial Law
Hundreds of people have been killed in eastern Ukraine in recent weeks, in what the UN has called the “worst hostilities” since a ceasefire agreement came into effect in September.
Fighting Rages in Donetsk as Rebels and Army Both Claim Control of Airport
The "capital" of the Donetsk People's Republic has seen a sudden escalation in violence. Photographer Maximilian Clarke captured the devastation at the besieged airport many are calling Ukraine's Stalingrad.
In Photos: On a Wintry Frontline With the Army in Ukraine's Fractured East
Photographer Louis Dowse spent three weeks in December embedded with Ukrainian army units on the frontline in Schastiye and Tr'okhizbenka.
Separatist Movements and Sectarian Tensions Turned Violent in India This Week
Muslim immigrants and migrant workers are being targeted by separatists forces in the northeast of India. The violence is escalating, but the problem has been around for decades.
Rebels Release Video of Donetsk Airport in Ruins Hours After East Ukraine Truce Declared
Hopes of a cessation in fighting crumble as both rebels and Kiev-backed forces resume shelling around the embattled air space.