Simon Ostrovsky
Ukrainian Troops Captured Me and Then Asked for a Selfie
While reporting in Ukraine, Simon Ostrovsky runs afoul of security forces. But they aren't immune to his charms.
Russian Roulette: The Invasion of Ukraine
On Monday, April 21, VICE News reporters Simon Ostrovsky and Freddie Paxton were stopped at a checkpoint by armed pro-Russia forces and pulled from their car. Ostrovsky was held in a basement cell where he was blindfolded, beaten, and accused of being...
The First Video Evidence of Russians Working with Separatists in Eastern Ukraine
An hour before he was kidnapped by pro-Russia forces, Simon Ostrovsky interviewed two Russians in Kramatorsk.
‘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...
Russian Roulette: The Invasion of Ukraine
This week, the Ukrainian military launched an anti-terrorist operation to quell the pro-Russia violence and unrest that has swept eastern Ukraine. VICE News correspondent Simon Ostrovsky interviewed troops deployed in the operation at the border...
Russian Roulette: The Invasion of Ukraine
On Monday, pro-Russia protesters stormed a police station in the eastern Ukrainian city of Horlivka. VICE News correspondent Simon Ostrovsky joined them as they seized the building.
Russian Roulette: The Invasion of Ukraine
Last week, pro-Russia forces took over the police headquarters in Slovyansk, a city in Eastern Ukraine. VICE News correspondent Simon Ostrovsky rushed to the scene to verify whether or not Russian Special Forces had taken over the building, as was...
Russian Roulette: The Invasion of Ukraine
Pro-Russian protestors in Luhansk, the most Eastern city in Ukraine, took over the headquarters of the state security services on April 9. VICE News correspondent Simon Ostrovsky visited the occupied building, which despite the occupation, was...
Russian Roulette: The Invasion of Ukraine
On the second day of the self-styled People's Republic of Donetsk's existence, people gathered in the Regional Administration Building to discuss their new government and make plans for the future.
Russian Roulette: The Invasion of Ukraine
On April 7, the people of Donetsk declared themselves an independent republic and called for a Crimea-style referendum by May 11. VICE News correspondent Simon Ostrovsky was there as people stormed the regional administration building and demanded to...
Russian Roulette: The Invasion of Ukraine
Ukraine's ultra-nationalist Right Sector movement has been extremely active during the Euromaidan protests, but now Kiev is moving to disarm the group.