Vyacheslav Ponomarev
Deadliest Rebel Attack on Ukrainian Military Kills at Least 14
Conflicting accounts following the assault bolstered the claim that pro-Russia separatist groups in the region are increasingly divided.
Dozens Killed as Ukraine Violence Spreads to Odessa
There's an tense, fearful armed standoff in Sloviansk and 31 people died in a deadly fire following clashes in Odessa.
Ukrainian Mayor Shot in the Back and Pro-Russia Militias Take Yet Another Town
Eastern Ukraine's crisis worsened again, with an attack on a mayor, another town seized by militias, and the discovery of a tortured body.
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...
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...
The Best of Simon Ostrovsky's Reporting for VICE News (So Far)
Simon Ostrovsky has travelled around the world reporting for VICE News. Here are some highlights of his work.