Conflict zone
Conflict zone of Russia – Ukraine war, frontline territories of Donetsk and Luhansk oblast occupied by Russian armed forces and their proxies during Russia’s invasion into Ukraine
The basement: a shelter for the residents of Donbas. Heartbreaking photo report about life of the ordinary Ukrainian citizens in the war zone in eastern Ukraine by RadioSvoboda.
A letter from occupied Donetsk, conflict zone in eastern Ukraine, about life so-called Donetsk People Republic (DPR), new orders and terrible reality for the ordinary citizens. By Mykola Mykolaienko, Engineer from Horlivka for radiosvoboda.org.
On 27 May Ilia Yashyn, Russian opposition politician, Head of RPR PARNAS party Moscow bureau presented in Kyiv “Putin. War” report ideated by his colleague Boris Nemtsov.
The famous Ukrainian Cyborg and commander of the 90th battalion, 81th brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Oleh Kuzmynykh, who was being held captive by Russian proxies, was released yesterday at 21:58 p.m., according to President Poroshenko's Facebook page.
The Ukrainian Security Service has released a video interrogation of Russian soldiers captured near the сity of Shchastya
As reported by the press service of the Petro Poroshenko Parliamentary Bloc a delegation of Ministers of the European Parliament were shocked by what they saw in Shyrokine, Volnovakha, and Mariupol.
This film is a story about occupation of the Ukrainian territories told by Luhansk journalists and civil activists.
It's no secret that the government of Ukraine has never been happy with the formation of volunteer battalions in the country. From the very start of the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine it was precisely the volunteer battalions that had succeeded in slowing the advance of the separatist gangs and the regular army of the Russian Federation. It would seem that the government would fully support those citizens who of their own free will stepped in to defend the country, but in fact the opposite has happened.
For about three months, transit camp for temporary shelter for IDPs from the ATO zone has been operating in Kharkiv. Despite the fact that the horrors of the war have been left behind, people are facing new challenges. Read the exclusive EMPR report to learn about the life after the war and the uncertain future of internally displaced persons.
On 20 April, a huge amount of explosives planted by terrorists during the occupation was discovered under the bridge in Lysychansk.
Today is a year since a member of Horlivka City Council Volodymyr Rybak was brutally killed by Russia's proxies in Eastern Ukraine.
At the conclusion of the second round of the Minsk talks the heads of Ukraine, Germany, France, and Russia agreed to a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine. Officially the ceasefire was to be in force from February 15, 2015. In truth, the military offensive in the Donbas had never been brought to a halt. Read EMPR exclusive report from the front lines about an illusory truce.