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Poroshenko’s Promises of Safety and Peace Ring Hollow in Eastern Ukraine
Surrounded on all sides by the Ukrainian army, civilians trapped inside Sloviansk are subject to daily shelling from mortars and artillery.
Russian Roulette (Dispatch 45)
Residents of Sloviansk are braving checkpoints and gunfire to flee the area for safer parts of the country.
Russian Roulette (Dispatch 44)
Worst violence of eastern Ukraine crisis explodes at the battle for Donetsk International Airport.
In Photos: The Deadly Aftermath of the Battle for Donetsk Airport
The DPR's move for the airport crossed a line and this time the Ukrainian army stood up to rebels and retaliated with merciless force.
Russian Roulette (Dispatch 41)
VICE News correspondent Simon Ostrovsky travels around the eastern part of the country to gauge the vibe before election day.
Eastern Ukraine May Not Vote in Today's Ukrainian Presidential Election
VICE News correspondent Simon Ostrovsky travels around Eastern Ukraine to gauge the vibe before voting begins today.
Russian Roulette: The Invasion of Ukraine - Part 39
Meeting the Donbas Battalion, a pro-Ukrainian militia taking matters into their own hands.
Pro-Russia Rebels Step Up Campaign of Violence to Halt Ukraine's Presidential Election
With less than a week to go, armed pro-Russian rebels are upping the ante with a campaign of violence to stop the vote in Kiev.
Eastern Ukraine Apparently Votes "Yes" to Joining Russia
Rebels claim that voters overwhelmingly chose "self-rule" in the hastily organized referendum in pockets of Eastern Ukraine.
Eastern Ukrainians Vote for a New Uncertain Future in Rebel Organized Referendum
The government in Kiev has denounced the vote as “illegal” and a “criminal farce soaked in blood.”
Ukrainian Forces Target Pro-Russia Regions Before Referendum Vote
Around a dozen militia fighters have been killed in the Kiev-backed sting in a series of assaults on the rebel controlled checkpoints.
Eastern Ukraine Is On the Cusp of Descending Into Brutal Street Warfare
Sloviansk, as well as Luhansk, Kramatorsk and Horlivka, have been under the armed pro-Russia milita in the area for more than two weeks.