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Russian Roulette: The Invasion of Ukraine
VICE News correspondent Simon Ostrovsky goes hunting for pro-Russian separatists with Oleh Lyaskov, a Ukrainian politician who placed third in the most recent presidential election.
Russian Roulette: The Invasion of Ukraine
After Ukraine's military recaptured Sloviansk, VICE News visited some of the former rebel checkpoints surrounding the city, interviewed a pro-Russia rebel in Donetsk, and went to a "peace rally" where the People's Republic of Donetsk proclaimed that...
Russian Roulette: The Invasion of Ukraine
While the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany, and France are discussing the fate of eastern Ukraine during the country's weeklong ceasefire, the eastern city of Slovyansk—which is occupied by the rebel forces and surrounded by the Ukrainian army...
Russian Roulette: The Invasion of Ukraine
The conflict in eastern Ukraine has not yet entered into all-out war, but the situation is becoming more fraught every day. Despite Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's call for a ceasefire, shelling has persisted in the rebel stronghold of Sloviansk.
Russian Roulette: The Invasion of Ukraine
The standoff between pro-Russia forces and Ukrainian troops continues on the outskirts of the rebel stronghold of Sloviansk in eastern Ukraine. But with heavier fighting escalating over the last few days, many residents are braving checkpoints and...
Russian Roulette: The Invasion of Ukraine
Ukraine went to the polls this weekend to choose a new president, but pro-Russia separatists in the east did everything they could to stop voters from taking part.