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Detained Military Observers in Ukraine Have Been Released
Seven members of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) were freed after being detained last week.
These People Are Still Being Held by Armed Separatists in Ukraine
Political kidnappings have been on the rise in eastern Ukraine. Here is a partial list of people being held by separatists in Sloviansk.
Dozens Killed as Ukraine Violence Spreads to Odessa
There's an tense, fearful armed standoff in Sloviansk and 31 people died in a deadly fire following clashes in Odessa.
Simon Ostrovsky on His Kidnapping, Detainment, and Release
VICE News reporter Simon Ostrovsky tells the full story of his abduction and captivity in eastern Ukraine by pro-Russia forces.
Ukrainian Mayor Shot in the Back and Pro-Russia Militias Take Yet Another Town
Eastern Ukraine's crisis worsened again, with an attack on a mayor, another town seized by militias, and the discovery of a tortured body.
Pro-Russia Separatists Detain Ukrainian Security Service Agents
This weekend’s incidents come as the leaders of G7 nations prepare to impose more sanctions on Russia.
Ukrainian Troops Confront Eastern Separatists as Russian Troops Mass Along the Border
After two tortured bodies turned up in Sloviansk, Ukrainian officials seemed determined to break the prolonged standoff in eastern Ukraine.
Unrest in Eastern Ukraine Escalates as Separatists Collect ‘Bargaining Chips’
As pro-Russia separatists terrorize eastern Ukraine, the situation in the region continues to worsen amid armed attacks and kidnappings.
Russian Roulette: The Invasion of Ukraine (Dispatch Twenty-Nine)
Before Simon Ostrovsky was detained in Sloviansk on April 21, he filed this dispatch featuring the town’s self-appointed “people’s mayor.”
‘I Had It Pretty Easy, Because I Was Let Go’: Simon Ostrovsky On His Detention in Sloviansk
VICE News correspondent Simon Ostrovsky was kidnapped and held captive for three nights and three days in Sloviansk.
Russian Roulette: The Invasion of Ukraine
Before VICE News correspondent Simon Ostrovsky was detained on April 21 and held by pro-Russia separatists in Sloviansk, Ukraine, he filed this dispatch featuring an interview with his future captor, the city's self-appointed “people’s mayor...