Kharkiv
The Bakery Feeding Ukrainian Soldiers in Kharkiv, a City Under Siege
“[Baking] is my way of focusing my energy on something good. It’s all I can do to distract myself and not panic.”
Russian Shelling Damaged a Nuclear Research Facility, Ukraine Says
The research facility was built in partnership with the U.S. government and produces isotopes for training and medical applications.
Quick Hit: Masked Men Storm Kharkiv City Hall in Ukraine
About 50 men forcibly entered the city council building in Ukraine's second-largest city on Wednesday.
VICE News Capsule - Monday, February 23
Explosion rocks peace march in Ukraine's second-largest city, former Maldivian president arrested, Turkish men don miniskirts to protest violence against women, and thousands rally against the Islamic State in the Libyan city of Benghazi.
Video Shows Moment of Deadly Explosion at Peace March in Eastern Ukraine
Footage shows a panicked crowd scattering after a large blast caused by a bomb that was tossed out the window of a car in the eastern city of Kharkiv.
Russian Roulette (Dispatch 62)
MH17 was shot down a week ago but no one can agree yet exactly who was responsible.
Russian Roulette: The Invasion of Ukraine
One week after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down in eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people onboard, authorities have yet to determine for certain who was responsible for launching the missile that destroyed the plane.
Eastern Ukraine Building Seizures Are Following a Pattern
The so-called “seizure” of a government building today in Donetsk appears to have been prearranged.
Kharkiv's Ragged Self-Defense Units Prepare For Russian Confrontation
Eastern Ukraine is at Russia's mercy and only defended by self-defense forces — made up of teachers, historians, and gangly students.
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
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...
In Photos: Pro-Russia Protesters Seize Buildings in Ukraine
The protesters are demanding a referendum that is similar to what led to the annexation of Crimea by Russia last month.