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Stories from the Front

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  2018/09/27 - 09:34 • War in the Donbas

  Forensic search volunteer: “Our duty is to bring our soldiers back home!”

  – Members of two forensic search groups – Evacuation 20 and Black Tulip – arrived at Donetsk Airport. There were also two vehicles from the OSCE Monitoring Mission and about twenty television crews from Russia. We were...

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• 2018/08/28 - 13:34 • War in the Donbas

  The story of Yevheniya, a theater director who teaches children at the...

  “We really want to teach them what to do next. When I will be far away from this place, they will have the experience how to make any event – what materials they need, who are the important persons to talk to, how to record and so...

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• 2018/08/27 - 12:59 • New Ukraine, War in the Donbas

  Born independent: youngest council member in the Luhansk Oblast

  The clock shows almost 6 am. This is time when Mykyta usually gets up. He starts each day with morning exercises and hot coffee. “For today, I have plans to go to Troyitske, to talk with the regional community, ask what problems they...

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• 2018/08/21 - 15:35 • War in the Donbas

  The story of Roman, ex-soldier who teaches children courage / #Being20

  Denys Kotenko is a former Donbas war fighter from Dnipro. He left home when he was 18 and went to the frontline. He had no military training before, but during two months he turned into a soldier of “Azov” regiment. Denys spent two...

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• 2018/07/27 - 10:30 • War in the Donbas

  The story of Aliona, journalist in the war zone: #Being20

  Coming to the cities and villages at the frontline Aliona pays special attention to people’s moods: “The closer the war, the more you notice that people are tired fatigue, they just want peace, they want human ordinary goods, do...

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• 2018/07/24 - 21:07 • War in the Donbas

  The story of Alina, 23-years-old volunteer at the front line in the...

  Before the war, Alina lived a common life, being a university student in Dnipro, traveling, having plans to study abroad. She was indifferent towards politics or social activism. But this changed since the beginning of the Maidan protests...

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  2018/05/02 - 09:11 • Ukraine, War in the Donbas

  Soldier Mykola: My “amulet” will protect me in this war

  When the days or nights become too difficult to bear, Mykola takes his “amulet” from a secret pocket in his backpack, and the dark, depressing dugout suddenly brightens up, becoming warmer and more comfortable. Mykola knows that his...

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• 2018/04/18 - 17:16 • War in the Donbas

  A Ukrainian volunteer fighter on the tough road to rehabilitation

    Back in 2015, the 57-year-old couldn’t just watch Ukrainian soldiers on television, defending the country against Russia’s war. Serhiy’s age meant the military recruiting office rejected him three times; but he...

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  2018/04/06 - 11:58 • International, Ukraine, War in the Donbas

  The “golden hands” saving lives on the front lines

  Vladyslav Horbovets (vascular surgeon): Military medicine has always been at a high level in Ukraine. In the USSR, it was basically practiced in military district hospitals. But how did these military hospitals function? They mostly...

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  2018/03/25 - 11:55 • Ukraine, War in the Donbas

  Blacksmith, legionnaire, brother of fallen Cyborg: 3 soldiers of Donbas Battalion fighting...

  The ground is still covered with snow, but the morning showers, which were replaced by a heavy fog after lunch, have turned the snow into a skating rink. It’s hard to walk on ice; our legs slide to and fro and sideways. We barely manage...

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