vice ukraine coverage
Russian Roulette: The Invasion of Ukraine
Last Saturday, pro-Russia separatists shot down a Ukrainian military transport plane in the eastern city of Luhansk, killing 49. It was the deadliest incident since the conflict in eastern Ukraine broke out in April.
Russian Roulette: The Invasion of Ukraine
Only hours after Petro Poroshenko was announced the winner of Ukraine's presidential elections, the worst violence of the two month long crisis in eastern Ukraine exploded at Donetsk' Sergei Prokofiev airport.
Russian Roulette: The Invasion of Ukraine
On Sunday, a referendum was finally held in eastern Ukraine on whether to declare independence. VICE News correspondent Henry Langston visited Donetsk to witness the ballot and ask people what they were voting for, but he and his crew quickly ran afoul...
Russian Roulette: The Invasion of Ukraine
On May 9, President Vladimir Putin of Russia visited Crimea for the first time after its annexation. He arrived at the Crimean port city Sevastopol during the Victory Day celebrations commemorating the triumph over Nazi Germany in World War II, with a...