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The War May Be Over: Russian Roulette (Dispatch 110)

VICE News travels to the Luhansk Region in eastern Ukraine, where it seems as though the war may be ending.

It's been a few months since VICE News has been in eastern Ukraine, and violence in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions has died down — suggesting that the Minsk ceasefire deal is finally sticking.

VICE News correspondent Simon Ostrovsky travels from what was once the front line in Luhansk to surrounding towns that were once under constant bombardment to speak with soldiers, government officials, and residents about their hopes for the future.

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