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Vladimir Putin Will Recognise Ukraine’s Breakaway Regions as Independent States
In a lengthy speech that began with Putin claiming Russia created Ukraine, the Russian president warned that any “ensuing bloodshed” would be the responsibility of Ukraine's government.
A Club Divided, A Club United: Zorya Luhansk, On Football’s Front Line
On the outbreak of the bitter conflict in the Donbass, Zorya Luhansk were forced to leave their war-torn home behind. Now, they are mere days away from playing Manchester United, and making history on the European stage.
Jeff Monson Is Now A "Citizen" of a Pro-Russian Rebel State in Ukraine
The MMA heavyweight’s Russophilia gets deeper and stranger.
Shell-Shocked: Ukraine’s Trauma
VICE News travels to Ukraine to investigate the war’s impact on soldiers and civilians, and to see how volunteer groups are stepping up to help.
When War Becomes Routine: A Week with Ukraine’s Weary-Eyed Soldiers
VICE News embedded with the Ukrainian army as they marked two years since war took over the east of their country, to document how they are surviving a conflict mostly forgotten by the outside world.
Shellshocked: Ukraine’s Trauma (Trailer)
Coming Soon: VICE News travels to Ukraine to investigate the war’s impact on soldiers and civilians, and to see how volunteer groups are stepping up to help.
Inside Rebel-Held Ukraine's Palaces of Propaganda
VICE News got a unique insight into eastern Ukraine's vicious information war when we were interrogated by a double-thinking apparatchik of the rebel propaganda machine.
How Ukraine's War Became Big Business For the Underworld
VICE News went undercover to investigate how smugglers are profiting from the war in eastern Ukraine as a blockade of separatist territories spawns a black market trade in fuel, food, and medicine.
Paranoia and Purges: The Dark and Dirty Battle for Power in Rebel-Held Ukraine
In exclusive interviews with commanders, VICE News reveals the extrajudicial killings and atmosphere of Soviet-style paranoia that have subsumed the rebel-held areas in Ukraine.
'The Sky Seemed to Be Raining Fire': We Saw the Aftermath of Massive Weapons Depot Explosion in Ukraine
The small town of Svatovo in eastern Ukraine was bombarded after a fire tore through a facility that housed mortar shells, rockets, and other heavy weaponry.
On The Line: Simon Ostrovsky Discusses Russian Diplomatic and Military Maneuvers
VICE News journalist Simon Ostrovsky joined On The Line to discuss the latest news on Russia’s international ambitions.
Ukraine Releases Video to Prove Its Claimed Capture of Two Russian 'Special Forces'
The two alleged Russian troops that were captured over the weekend refused to be sedated during medical treatment out of fear that Ukrainian doctors would harvest their organs.