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Civilians killed in Ukraine conflict
February 09, 2015 - Donetsk, Eastern Ukraine: Body of an old man, killed by Ukrainian missile strike is loaded on the stretches. (Dmitri Beliakov/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Civilians killed in Ukraine conflict
February 09, 2015 - Donetsk, Eastern Ukraine: Body of an old man, killed by Ukrainian missile strike on the bridge. (Dmitri Beliakov/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Civilians killed in Ukraine conflict
January 31, 2015 - Donetsk, Eastern Ukraine: Two pensioners-neighbours lay dead in Kalininsky morgue. 34 civilians have been killed in result of artillery strike. (Dmitri Beliakov/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Civilians killed in Ukraine conflict
January 28, 2015 - Mariupol, Eastern Ukraine: Friends and relatives say farewell to Stanislav Efremov, killed in a recent missile strike at Mariupol, just a few feet from his ruined house. Efremov family is left in a desperate situation without a shelter and any means to survive. (Dmitri Beliakov/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Civilians killed in Ukraine conflict
July 23, 2014 - Donetsk, Eastern Ukraine: Shoes and pool of blood of unknown civilian casualty, who got killed in the crossfire on this site through the course of the battle for the airport between Ukraininan and the separatist forces. (Dmitri Beliakov/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Ukrainian soldiers killed in combat
July 28, 2014 - Shakhtyorsk, Eastern Ukraine: Dead Ukrainian army soldiers seen on a site of the wreckage of the Ukrainian army convoy, which was hit by the pro-Russian rebels nearby Shakhtyorsk town. (Dmitri Beliakov/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Civilians killed in Ukraine conflict
February 09, 2015 - Donetsk, Eastern Ukraine: Remains of two men, killed by Ukrainian missile strike, are loaded on the stretches. (Dmitri Beliakov/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Civilians killed in Ukraine conflict
January 28, 2015 - Mariupol, Eastern Ukraine: Tatyana Efremova, 38 seen in her ruined house. Efremov family is left in a desperate situation without a shelter and any means to survive. (Dmitri Beliakov/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Civilians killed in Ukraine conflict
January 31, 2015 - Donetsk, Eastern Ukraine: Dead bodies of civilians piled in Kalininsky morgue. 34 civilians have been killed in result of artillery strike. (Dmitri Beliakov/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Civilians killed in Ukraine conflict
January 28, 2015 - Mariupol, Eastern Ukraine: Friends and relatives say farewell to Stanislav Efremov, killed in a recent missile strike at Mariupol, just a few feet from his ruined house. Efremov family is left in a desperate situation without a shelter and any means to survive. (Dmitri Beliakov/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Ukrainian soldiers killed in combat
July 21, 2014 - Donetsk, Eastern Ukraine: Dead bodies of Ukrainian T-64 tank crew displayed on the edge of the road connecting local airport to Donetsk. (Dmitri Beliakov/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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NEWS - Ukraine-Krieg: Bewohner leben immer noch in Wohnungen am Rande von Charkiw
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Oleg Petyushenko, 46, stands in the basement turned bomb shelter of his apartment building close to the Russian border in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Monday, May 2, 2022. Petyushenko did three rotations in the war in the Donbass in starting in 2014, twice seriously wounded, and is now shell-shocked. On May 1 the area was shelled by Russian artillery and he now limps from being hit with shrapnel across his right shin.
Residents Still Living in Apartments on the Edge of Kharkiv, Ukraine Close ro Russian Border - 02 May 2022
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NEWS - Ukraine-Krieg: Bewohner leben immer noch in Wohnungen am Rande von Charkiw
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Oleg Petyushenko, 46, shows the remains of Russian artillery near his apartment building close to the Russian border in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Monday, May 2, 2022. Petyushenko did three rotations in the war in the Donbass in starting in 2014, twice seriously wounded, and is now shell-shocked. On May 1 the area was shelled by Russian artillery and he now limps from being hit with shrapnel across his right shin.
Residents Still Living in Apartments on the Edge of Kharkiv, Ukraine Close ro Russian Border - 02 May 2022
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NEWS - Ukraine-Krieg: Bewohner leben immer noch in Wohnungen am Rande von Charkiw
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Oleg Petyushenko, 46, shows the remains of Russian artillery near his apartment building close to the Russian border in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Monday, May 2, 2022. Petyushenko did three rotations in the war in the Donbass in starting in 2014, twice seriously wounded, and is now shell-shocked. On May 1 the area was shelled by Russian artillery and he now limps from being hit with shrapnel across his right shin.
Residents Still Living in Apartments on the Edge of Kharkiv, Ukraine Close ro Russian Border - 02 May 2022
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NEWS - Ukraine-Krieg: Bewohner leben immer noch in Wohnungen am Rande von Charkiw
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Oleg Petyushenko, 46, shows off a Russian military coat in his basement turned bomb shelter of his apartment building close to the Russian border in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Monday, May 2, 2022. Petyushenko did three rotations in the war in the Donbass in starting in 2014, twice seriously wounded, and is now shell-shocked. On May 1 the area was shelled by Russian artillery and he now limps from being hit with shrapnel across his right shin.
Residents Still Living in Apartments on the Edge of Kharkiv, Ukraine Close ro Russian Border - 02 May 2022
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REPORTAGE - Ukraine: Alltag im Donbass
In the spring of April 6, Tatyana's house was severely impacted by a heavy weapons fire. Before his, two weeks earlier, on the same street, a house was burned down entirely under the bombardments. The war approached her house until it was destroyed...' The walls, the ceilings, the roof, my roof... It was 10:00 in the morning, I was in the yard. The shooting started, I went down into the basement. I had just entered and Baaaaaammm! I didn't understand, it was dust, smoke. I didn't understand if it was a fire or what... I called Lena, she was at work. I said I no longer have a roof over my head! 'Aunt Tanya, what's the matter? I could only answer her: 'alive'.
After the army services came, I learned that it was a 120 mm anti-tank shell that had exploded on my roof, above my head. But they couldn't find the remaining part of the shell. When they left, Lena tried to get the curtain out of the roof and she found it.
Au printemps, le 6 avril, la maison de Tatyana fut severement impactee par un tir d’armes lourde. Avant la sienne, deux semaines plus tot, dans la mv"me rue, une maison a brule entierement sous les bombardements. La guerre s’approchait de sa maison jusqu’a la detruire…   Les murs, les plafonds, le toit, mon toit… Il etait 10 heure du matin, J’etais dans la cour. La fusillade a commence, je suis descendue dans le sous-sol. Je venais a peine d’entrer et Baaaaammm ! Je n’ai pas compris, c’etait de la poussiere, de la fumee. Je ne comprenais pas si c’etait un incendie ou quoi… J’ai appele Lena, elle etait au travail. J’ai dit que je n’avais plus de toit ! Vova est venu :   Tante Tanya qu’est-ce qu’il y a?’’ J’ai juste pu lui repondre :   vivante '.
Apres les services de l’armee sont venus, j’ai appris que c’etait un obus de 120 mm anti-char qui avait explose sur mon toit, au-dessus de ma tete. Mais ils ne tr *** Local Caption *** 00923373
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REPORTAGE - Ukraine: Alltag im Donbass
Tatyana, 60 years old, is the mother of Lena, Svetlana's daughter-in-law. Her house was recently bombed and she has been trying to rebuild it ever since. But Tatyana lives in the last street before the trenches, she is placed after the last check-point of the Ukrainian army, at the beginning of the grey area. She remembers when all this started in 2014. 'That day, I had to go to the hospital, so I went to take the bus but I was told that Pervomaisk was busy, it was not possible. There were militias, it was scary. They weren't from our country. Ours came (the Ukrainian army) afterwards and they stayed here until today. The buses were no longer running, it was the bullets in the doors, the windows. But that's war... I'm not even saying there was anything damaged, except our psyche... And here it is, the 'joyful' life has begun... life in the basements... Before we could swim in the river but now it's contaminated. We use it to water vegetables.
With little or no running water and only at times, the villagers have no choice but to water the vegetable gardens, which are their main food source, with the water from the river polluted by flooded coal mines. Of the recent political announcements and Minsk agreements, Tatyanna, like most villagers, doesn't think much of them: 'Even our people don't know anything about what's going on here, they promised before the elections, but they weren't here... now we just exist. We don't know what to expect...every minute...we hope everything will be fine.
Tatyana, 60 ans est la mere de Lena, la belle fille de Svetlana. Sa maison a ete bombardee recemment et depuis elle tente de la reconstruire. Mais Tatyana vit dans la derniere rue avant les tranchees, elle est placee apres le dernier check-point de l’armee ukrainienne, au debut de la zone grise. Elle se rappelle quand tout cela a commence en 2014.    Ce jour-la, Je devais aller a l’hopital, donc je suis alle pour prendre le bus mais on m’a dit que Pervomaisk *** Local Ca
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REPORTAGE - Ukraine: Alltag im Donbass
For 4 years, Svetlana went back and forth in her cellar, sometimes with her whole family, sometimes even with her neighbours. The first shots of the war landed on her neighbour's house, she had nowhere to hide, no shelter. So they came to hide in Svetlana's basement. Sometimes a few hours, sometimes a lot more... they would sit there! 'We barely noticed that it was happening again and we were going down again. My grandson would ask me: why? Why are they doing this to us? What have we done? But I could never find an answer for him. I had no answer and how to calm a child without an answer? now, after 5 years of war, he no longer asks.
On the stairs leading down to the cellar, a huge piece of wall lies on the ground. You can see the sky outside through the foundation of the house. A heavy shell landed there 2 years ago, since then, the whole cellar has been oozing, the water is flush with the walls and ceiling, the foundations of the house are slowly collapsing on themselves. Svetlana would like to repair but 'I don't know when the war will end and repair everything so that everything can be destroyed afterwards, again? We wait until the end of the war to repair the houses and start a new life.
Durant 4 ans, Svetlana a fait de nombreux allers-retours dans sa cave, parfois avec toute sa famille, parfois meme avec ses voisins. Les premiers tirs de la guerre atterrirent sur la maison de sa voisine, elle n‚Äôavait nulle part ou se cacher, aucun abri. Alors ils sont venu se cacher dans le sous-sol de Svetlana. Parfois quelque heures parfois bien plus‚Ķ ils restaient assis la ! ¬ ¬† Nous ressortions a peine que cela recommenvßait et nous redescendions. Mon petit-fils me demandait : pourquoi ? Pourquoi ils nous font cela a nous ? Qu‚Äôavons nous fait ? Mais je n‚Äôai jamais pu lui trouver de reponse. Je n‚Äôavais aucune reponse et comment calmer un enfant sans reponse ? maintenant, apres 5 ans de guerre, il ne demande plus¬†'. Dans l‚Äôes *** Local Caption *** 00923373
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REPORTAGE - Ukraine: Alltag im Donbass
For 4 years, Svetlana went back and forth in her cellar, sometimes with her whole family, sometimes even with her neighbours. The first shots of the war landed on her neighbour's house, she had nowhere to hide, no shelter. So they came to hide in Svetlana's basement. Sometimes a few hours, sometimes a lot more... they would sit there! 'We barely noticed that it was happening again and we were going down again. My grandson would ask me: why? Why are they doing this to us? What have we done? But I could never find an answer for him. I had no answer and how to calm a child without an answer? now, after 5 years of war, he no longer asks.
On the stairs leading down to the cellar, a huge piece of wall lies on the ground. You can see the sky outside through the foundation of the house. A heavy shell landed there 2 years ago, since then, the whole cellar has been oozing, the water is flush with the walls and ceiling, the foundations of the house are slowly collapsing on themselves. Svetlana would like to repair but 'I don't know when the war will end and repair everything so that everything can be destroyed afterwards, again? We wait until the end of the war to repair the houses and start a new life.
Durant 4 ans, Svetlana a fait de nombreux allers-retours dans sa cave, parfois avec toute sa famille, parfois meme avec ses voisins. Les premiers tirs de la guerre atterrirent sur la maison de sa voisine, elle n‚Äôavait nulle part ou se cacher, aucun abri. Alors ils sont venu se cacher dans le sous-sol de Svetlana. Parfois quelque heures parfois bien plus‚Ķ ils restaient assis la ! ¬ ¬† Nous ressortions a peine que cela recommenvßait et nous redescendions. Mon petit-fils me demandait : pourquoi ? Pourquoi ils nous font cela a nous ? Qu‚Äôavons nous fait ? Mais je n‚Äôai jamais pu lui trouver de reponse. Je n‚Äôavais aucune reponse et comment calmer un enfant sans reponse ? maintenant, apres 5 ans de guerre, il ne demande plus¬†'.
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REPORTAGE - Ukraine: Alltag im Donbass
A few days a month, the former cultural centre, usually closed, opens its doors for an NGO in Kharkiv that takes care of children all along the front line. Gathered in one of the rare rooms of the building that is not 'too demolished', they do modeling workshops. The tarpaulin fired at the bottom of the gun conceals the traces of a heavy artillery impact from the children's view. This exercise allows the psychotherapist, Katia, to detect post-traumatic stress disorders due to war, even in the youngest children. A little girl as young as 3 years old hits the clay without being able to stop, others build houses with very thick roofs and no windows. 'This morning, 6 children built windowless houses in Kharkiv or Kiev, in the peace zones, the children build houses but all have windows. Among the disorders that the psychotherapist has identified in children living on this front, some are very serious and currently unresolvable for the young doctor: many children aged 12 to 19 are involved in prostitution and a little girl aged 8 in her care has been sexually abused. She wanted to talk about it, she was threatened and almost beaten to stop it. If she talks, if she says who that child is where she is, then the child will no longer be able to benefit from care and will be removed from any authority. In these areas, it is easy to disappear.
Quelques jours par mois l’ancien centre culturel habituellement ferme, ouvre ses portes pour une ONG de Kharkiv qui s’occupe des enfants sur l’ensemble de la ligne de front. Reunis dans une des rare piece du batiment qui n’est pas   trop demolie ', ils font des ateliers de modelage. La bache tiree sur le fond de la piece dissimule a la vue des enfant les traces du a un impact d’artillerie lourde. Cet exercice permet a la psychotherapeute, Katia, de deceler les troubles de stress post traumatique, dus a la guerre, meme chez les plus petits. Une fillette d’a peine 3 ans tape sur la pate a mode *** Local Caption *** 0092337
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REPORTAGE - Ukraine: Alltag im Donbass
Katia has been coming to Zolote 4 for the past 4 years, even if the village was previously in a grey, militarized and closed area. She remembers everyone's stories and tries to answer them as best she can. She learned to deal with this type of disorder when the war began, before she didn't know what it was about. 'Once I had an 8-year-old boy. He built a house and then when he finished he crushed it and burst into tears. I sat next to him, he cried and said: my house is 'destroyed'. I asked him if he wanted me to help him rebuild it, he said 'no', 'do you want to rebuild it yourself? 'No,''Do you want to close your eyes and make it beautiful again? 'No'. So I asked him: 'Maybe you want me to cry with you because everything is destroyed? He said 'yes, yes' to me. That's how I understood that he told me: 'Everything is destroyed, nothing can be repaired and we can only cry'. He needed to mourn his house. We both sat there, hands in hands and cried. After that, he started building other things but not houses, only mobile things. Usually in families, they can't talk about their fear, about war. Adults can get really angry when children start talking about it. I have talked to parents about this: they feel like they are helpless, that they can't do anything, so they don't want to see their own fear of war. But if they talk with the children, they are faced with their own emotions. The inhabitants need time to mourn those they have lost. First there is the necessary time for mourning and justice, then there is reparation and peace.
Katia vient depuis 4 ans a Zolote 4, meme si auparavant le village etait en zone grise, zone militarisee, fermee. Elle se souvient des histoires de chacun et tente d‚Äôy repondre au mieux. Elle a appris a faire face a ce type de trouble quand la guerre a commence, avant elle ne savait pas de quoi il s‚Äôagissait. ¬ ¬†Une fois j‚Äôai eu un petit garvßon de 8 ans. Il a construit une maison puis une fois fini il l‚Äôa ecrase *** Local Caption ***
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REPORTAGE - Ukraine: Alltag im Donbass
In the corridor of check-point 0 leading to part 4 of the village of Zolote, the necessary infrastructure has been in place for three years to open a crossing point between the two enemy territories, Ukrainian and separatist. This crossing point project, initiated by the Minsk Agreements in 2016, was intended to enable the population to travel directly to Zolote 5, Pervomaisk and Luhansk, without having to make a detour of several kilometres. It was a failure three times. If the installations are made on the Ukrainian side, there is nothing on the other side and the crossing point remains closed. The last attempt to open the checkpoint was made on 24 March 2019. But the 'LNR' (Self-proclaimed Republic of Luhansk) refused to open the 'border'. The inhabitants are therefore forced to reach the only existing crossing point in the Luhansk region, in Stanytsia Luhansk located about 100 kilometres away, requiring from Zolote 4, 1 day's journey by bus and on foot through the various checkpoints. Before to get to Zolote 5 from Zolote 4, it was only a few minutes' journey.
Dans le corridor du check-point 0 menant a la partie 4 du village de Zolote sont installes depuis 3 ans les infrastructures necessaires pour ouvrir un point de passage entre les deux territoires ennemis, Ukrainien et separatiste. Ce projet de point de passage, initie par les accords de Minsk en 2016, devait permettre a la population de se rendre directement a Zolote 5, a Pervomaisk et a Louhansk, sans devoir faire un detour de plusieurs kilometres. Ce fut par 3 fois un echec. Si les installations sont faites du cote ukrainien, il n’en ait rien de l’autre cote et le point de passage reste ferme. La derniere tentative d'ouverture du poste de controle a eu lieu le 24 mars 2019. Mais la  LNR' ( Republique auto-proclame de Louhansk ) refusent d’ouvrir la   frontiere '. Les habitants sont donc forces de devoir rejoindre le seul point de passage existant dans la region de Louhansk, *** Local Caption
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REPORTAGE - Ukraine: Alltag im Donbass
Katia holds in her hands a blindfolded rabbit that a little boy made that very morning. She says she has seen many blind rabbits in the past 4 years that she has been furrowing her forehead to help children. 'this modelling is the result of an emotion that they try to express, to externalize. They feel, they are afraid, they are frightened, it gives 'I don't want to see that at all'.
Katia, she too has seen too much. As a young mother, she lives in a peaceful zone, in a happy and stable life, but every month she leaves as a volunteer psychotherapist to help more than 3500 children on the line of contact. 'If you see once, you can't stop seeing, you remember... You can't stop, I saw it! '. Katia, with wet eyes, a shaking voice, says: 'At the beginning of the war, many children asked me 'please help us to tell our mother to leave, tell our mother to leave, we want to leave'. Now they no longer ask for it... Once, we brought a bird for a boy from Zolote, he was dreaming of a parrot. At school, very proud, he said to his friends: my volunteer friend brought me a bird! 'and one of his classmates says to him: my father says I'll have a dog when the war is over' and another boy says: 'It's never! You should understand that it's never, if your father tells you that you'll have a dog when the war is over, then you'll never have it. 'They think like that... for them, the end of the war is never…'
Katia tient entre ses mains un lapin aux yeux bandes qu‚Äôun petit garvßon a fait le matin meme. Des lapins aveugle elle dit en avoir vu beaucoup depuis 4 ans qu‚Äôelle sillonne le front pour aider les enfants. ¬ ¬†ce modelage est le resultat d‚Äôune emotion qu‚Äôils tentent ainsi d‚Äôexprimer, d‚Äôexterioriser. Ils sentent, ils ont peur, ils sont effrayes, cela donne ¬ ¬†je ne veux pas voire vßa, du tout¬†'.
Katia, elle aussi en a trop vu. Jeune maman, elle vit en zone de paix, dans une vie heureuse et stable mais chaque mois elle pa *** Local Caption *** 00923373
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REPORTAGE - Ukraine: Alltag im Donbass
Svetlana, 62 years old, is a widow. She lives alone a few hundred metres from the first trenches. She receives 2000 hryvnias of monthly retirement after working for 32 years in the region's coal mines, including 10 years underground. And to complete her retirement she then worked for 6 and a half years cleaning at the village school. 38 years of work in all for less than 73 euros per month, less than 2 euros per year of work.
In the two years she has been retired, Svetlana has survived with the crops from her vegetable garden, the coal offered by the mine every year but which has halved due to the war, and is not enough for the winter. Her house was damaged by the bombardments but for the moment she cannot afford to repair it and wonders why rebuild it since the war is endless and tomorrow, once again, a shell can land on her roof, like the bullets and grenade asses she gets some mornings from her garden.
Svetlana, 62 ans, est veuve. Elle vit seule a quelques centaines de metres des premieres tranchees. Elle touche 2000 hryvnias de retraite mensuelle apres avoir travaille pendant 32 ans dans les mines de charbon de la region dont 10 ans sous terre. Et pour completer sa retraite elle a ensuite travaille pendant 6 ans et demi a faire le menage l’ecole du village. 38 annees de travail en tout pour moins de 73 euros par mois, moins de 2 euros par annee de labeur.
Depuis deux ans qu’elle est a la retraite, Svetlana survit avec les recoltes de son potager, le charbon offert par la mine chaque annee mais qui a baisse de moitie du fait de la guerre, et ne suffit pas pour l’hiver. Sa maison a ete endommagee par les bombardements mais pour le moment elle n’a pas les moyens de la reparer et se demande pourquoi reconstruire vu que la guerre n’en finit pas et que demain, a nouveau, un obus peut atterrir sur son toit, comme les balles et les culs de grenade qu’elle recupere certains matins dans son jardin.//GIRBESGAELLE_Choix.1008/190912152 *** Local Caption **
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REPORTAGE - Ukraine: Alltag im Donbass
Valentina, 81, is the oldest of the village of Zolote and lives alone with Assia, a small white cat who has found refuge in her home, the neighbours having abandoned her in their flight.
To be able to eat, Valentina uses her pension money to pay her neighbour to cultivate her own vegetable garden because she can no longer do so. Then she has to pay him again to harvest fruits and vegetables and bring them to her... ' he gives them to me for 15 hryvnias. When there are more he brings them to me again, 3 kg for 30 hryvnias. Cucumbers, courgettes, potatoes, but there are neighbours, who come in and bring in products without asking for money. '
Valentina, because of her age-related disability, pays for everything, only some of her neighbours care for her 'for free' and when she has to go to the hospital it is the Ukrainian army soldiers who take her away without any compensation.
According to tradition, she cannot maintain the graves of her two deceased husbands or her son, a fireman in Chernobyl, but a woman, unknown to the family, takes care of them. 'My little girl asked me: Grandma, do we have someone who takes care of Dad's grave? Because when we arrive there is a grandmother who places flowers on her grave and cries. We asked her why she was doing this and she replied that this man who is buried here had taken his son out of his house and told him not to cry because we were all going to die but not on the same day. Nevertheless, mutual aid remains the essential means of survival on the entire front line in the Donbass.
Valentina, 81 ans, est la doyenne du village de Zolote et vit seule avec Assia, une petite chatte blanche qui a trouve refuge chez elle, les voisins l’ayant abandonnee dans leur fuite.
Pour pouvoir se nourrir Valentina utilise l‚Äôargent de sa pension pour payer son voisin a cultiver son propre potager car elle ne peut plus le faire. Ensuite, elle doit a nouveau le payer pour qu‚Äôil recolte fruits et legumes et les lui apporte‚? *** Loca
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REPORTAGE - Ukraine: Alltag im Donbass
Zolote coal mine.
The Zolote mine was founded in 1943 and has not changed much since then. Svetlana worked here for 10 years. She spent half of her days underground with water down to her belly button, she was afraid to die twice during that period and had many health concerns due to humidity. 'Sometimes you would go home, wet, wet to the waist.' Today, from the mine, she keeps recurrent back problems and an annual donation of coal that is allocated to all the miners in the city but which has been halved since 2014.
If before the war the mine extracted nearly 3000 tons of coal per month, 30 000 per year, today things have changed. 'It's very little', says Igor Viktorovych Novos'olov, the director of operations. Of the 6 mines in the region owned by the Ukrainian company Pervomayskvugillya, two are closed because they are located in separatist territory. These two mines, whose water is no longer pumped, are totally flooded and the water seeps into other mines still in operation, making coal mining complex and more dangerous. In fact, in Zolote the miners only mine the coal necessary for the village, which could not do better.
Mine de charbon de Zolote.
La mine de Zolote a ete fondee en 1943 et n’a pas beaucoup change depuis. Svetlana a travaille ici pendant 10 ans. Elle passait la moitie de ses journees sous terre avec de l’eau jusque au nombril, elle a eu peur de mourir 2 fois durant cette periode et a eu de nombreux soucis de sante du a l’humidite.    Parfois tu rentrais chez toi, humide, mouillee jusqu’a la taille '. Aujourd’hui, de la mine, elle garde des problemes de dos recurrents et un don annuel de charbon qui est alloue a tous les mineurs de la ville mais qui a ete divise par 2 depuis 2014.
Si avant la guerre la mine extrayait pres de 3000 tonnes de charbon par mois, 30 000 par an, aujourd’hui les choses ont change.  C’est tres peu ' ce contente de dire Igor Viktorovych Novos’olov le dir *** Local Caption *** 00923373
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REPORTAGE - Ukraine: Alltag im Donbass
Valentina, 81, is the oldest member of the village of Zolote. She has lived here for 63 years and has spent her life working in the mines. His two husbands died and his son died at the age of 30, he was a firefighter and worked on water withdrawals from the poisoned rivers of Chernobyl. Valentina has lived alone for 17 years. She has grandchildren in Kiev but doesn't see them. 'Who's going to take his children under bombardment? Here only three days ago, we didn't hear any bombing. But before, we were afraid! It was terrible! It's already been three times that my house has been affected. 'On February 17, 2017, I was in the kitchen, I heard a noise, I looked over me and I saw the stove pipe and the sky, there was no roof left! I was without water for two years. 'When she heard the shots, Valentina went into hiding in the basement, but now she finds it difficult to walk and can no longer go down into the basement so when the bombing starts again Valentina goes into the garage, an illusory shelter..... 'We were told it was the end, already the end... And now we still don't know when it is the end... we don't want war. We want the bombing to stop and everything to be as it was before. The war has come. There is misfortune for everyone... And that's how I live... it's already the second war in my life'. Valentina experienced World War II and remembers the Nazi soldiers when she was a child in her village, then in the Kiev region.
Valentina, 81 ans, est la doyenne du village de Zolote. Elle vit ici depuis 63 ans et elle a passe sa vie a travailler dans les mines. Ses deux maris sont morts et son fils est mort a l’age de 30 ans, il etait pompier et travaillait aux prelevements d’eau dans les rivieres empoisonnees de Tchernobyl. Valentina vit seule depuis 17 ans. Elle a des petits enfants a Kiev mais ne les voit pas.   Qui va emmener ses enfants sous les bombardements? Ici il y a seulement 3 jours, que l’on n’entend pas de bombardements. Mais *** Local Caption
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REPORTAGE - Ukraine: unabhängige Soldatengruppe kämpft an den gefährlichsten Fronten
'Grey Zone' Conflict
In the now abandoned industrial outskirts of Avdiivka, Ukraine, the 74th battalion of the Ukrainian army maintains several small positions within 100 meters of
those held by separatists troops of the Donetsk PeopleÕs Republic (DNR). Despite the conditions of the Minsk ceasefire agreement, separatists continue to shell the area. An unpaid volunteer unit belonging to Right Sector maintain one of the positions and fights alongside the regular army. It is made up of tight knit group who have fought together in nearly every major battle of the war and have yet to suffer a casualty. Despite the hardships, the group has made a decision to remain independent and unpaid, and they routinely choose to man the most dangerous positions. Their position has also become a social hub on the front line. They have a reputation for doing their jobs with a smile and for having some of the best food on the front. As the political situation in Ukraine continues to change, the Right Sector volunteers understand their role in the war is precarious. While a blind eye is turned to certain ceasefire violations they know the can just as easily be blamed for undermining the ceasefire. They understand that their own government may one day turn its back on them. However, they say that they donÕt fight for the government, but for the idea of Ukraine.
NEWT is upset that he is not allowed to keep a sick kitten in the kitchen.
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REPORTAGE - Ukraine: unabhängige Soldatengruppe kämpft an den gefährlichsten Fronten
'Grey Zone' Conflict
In the now abandoned industrial outskirts of Avdiivka, Ukraine, the 74th battalion of the Ukrainian army maintains several small positions within 100 meters of
those held by separatists troops of the Donetsk PeopleÕs Republic (DNR). Despite the conditions of the Minsk ceasefire agreement, separatists continue to shell the area. An unpaid volunteer unit belonging to Right Sector maintain one of the positions and fights alongside the regular army. It is made up of tight knit group who have fought together in nearly every major battle of the war and have yet to suffer a casualty. Despite the hardships, the group has made a decision to remain independent and unpaid, and they routinely choose to man the most dangerous positions. Their position has also become a social hub on the front line. They have a reputation for doing their jobs with a smile and for having some of the best food on the front. As the political situation in Ukraine continues to change, the Right Sector volunteers understand their role in the war is precarious. While a blind eye is turned to certain ceasefire violations they know the can just as easily be blamed for undermining the ceasefire. They understand that their own government may one day turn its back on them. However, they say that they donÕt fight for the government, but for the idea of Ukraine.
NEWT has been feeding a sick kitten and tried to keep it in the kitchen area of the bunker. The other volunteers, concerned about the health risk, made him put it outside
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REPORTAGE - Ukraine: unabhängige Soldatengruppe kämpft an den gefährlichsten Fronten
'Grey Zone' Conflict
In the now abandoned industrial outskirts of Avdiivka, Ukraine, the 74th battalion of the Ukrainian army maintains several small positions within 100 meters of
those held by separatists troops of the Donetsk PeopleÕs Republic (DNR). Despite the conditions of the Minsk ceasefire agreement, separatists continue to shell the area. An unpaid volunteer unit belonging to Right Sector maintain one of the positions and fights alongside the regular army. It is made up of tight knit group who have fought together in nearly every major battle of the war and have yet to suffer a casualty. Despite the hardships, the group has made a decision to remain independent and unpaid, and they routinely choose to man the most dangerous positions. Their position has also become a social hub on the front line. They have a reputation for doing their jobs with a smile and for having some of the best food on the front. As the political situation in Ukraine continues to change, the Right Sector volunteers understand their role in the war is precarious. While a blind eye is turned to certain ceasefire violations they know the can just as easily be blamed for undermining the ceasefire. They understand that their own government may one day turn its back on them. However, they say that they donÕt fight for the government, but for the idea of Ukraine.
The men watch reconnaissance footage of an enemy troops being hit by a shell after crossing into Ukrainian held territory.
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REPORTAGE - Ukraine: unabhängige Soldatengruppe kämpft an den gefährlichsten Fronten
'Grey Zone' Conflict
In the now abandoned industrial outskirts of Avdiivka, Ukraine, the 74th battalion of the Ukrainian army maintains several small positions within 100 meters of
those held by separatists troops of the Donetsk PeopleÕs Republic (DNR). Despite the conditions of the Minsk ceasefire agreement, separatists continue to shell the area. An unpaid volunteer unit belonging to Right Sector maintain one of the positions and fights alongside the regular army. It is made up of tight knit group who have fought together in nearly every major battle of the war and have yet to suffer a casualty. Despite the hardships, the group has made a decision to remain independent and unpaid, and they routinely choose to man the most dangerous positions. Their position has also become a social hub on the front line. They have a reputation for doing their jobs with a smile and for having some of the best food on the front. As the political situation in Ukraine continues to change, the Right Sector volunteers understand their role in the war is precarious. While a blind eye is turned to certain ceasefire violations they know the can just as easily be blamed for undermining the ceasefire. They understand that their own government may one day turn its back on them. However, they say that they donÕt fight for the government, but for the idea of Ukraine.
Men risk exposure to mortar attacks in order to call family. The only spot in the position with cell service is located upstairs in a stairwell facing separatist troops.
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REPORTAGE - Ukraine: unabhängige Soldatengruppe kämpft an den gefährlichsten Fronten
'Grey Zone' Conflict
In the now abandoned industrial outskirts of Avdiivka, Ukraine, the 74th battalion of the Ukrainian army maintains several small positions within 100 meters of
those held by separatists troops of the Donetsk PeopleÕs Republic (DNR). Despite the conditions of the Minsk ceasefire agreement, separatists continue to shell the area. An unpaid volunteer unit belonging to Right Sector maintain one of the positions and fights alongside the regular army. It is made up of tight knit group who have fought together in nearly every major battle of the war and have yet to suffer a casualty. Despite the hardships, the group has made a decision to remain independent and unpaid, and they routinely choose to man the most dangerous positions. Their position has also become a social hub on the front line. They have a reputation for doing their jobs with a smile and for having some of the best food on the front. As the political situation in Ukraine continues to change, the Right Sector volunteers understand their role in the war is precarious. While a blind eye is turned to certain ceasefire violations they know the can just as easily be blamed for undermining the ceasefire. They understand that their own government may one day turn its back on them. However, they say that they donÕt fight for the government, but for the idea of Ukraine.
A Ukrainian soldier killed in a mortar attack on a stretcher outside the volunteer's position.
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REPORTAGE - Ukraine: unabhängige Soldatengruppe kämpft an den gefährlichsten Fronten
'Grey Zone' Conflict
In the now abandoned industrial outskirts of Avdiivka, Ukraine, the 74th battalion of the Ukrainian army maintains several small positions within 100 meters of
those held by separatists troops of the Donetsk PeopleÕs Republic (DNR). Despite the conditions of the Minsk ceasefire agreement, separatists continue to shell the area. An unpaid volunteer unit belonging to Right Sector maintain one of the positions and fights alongside the regular army. It is made up of tight knit group who have fought together in nearly every major battle of the war and have yet to suffer a casualty. Despite the hardships, the group has made a decision to remain independent and unpaid, and they routinely choose to man the most dangerous positions. Their position has also become a social hub on the front line. They have a reputation for doing their jobs with a smile and for having some of the best food on the front. As the political situation in Ukraine continues to change, the Right Sector volunteers understand their role in the war is precarious. While a blind eye is turned to certain ceasefire violations they know the can just as easily be blamed for undermining the ceasefire. They understand that their own government may one day turn its back on them. However, they say that they donÕt fight for the government, but for the idea of Ukraine.
YAR looks at DONUT who has recently arrived to join the volunteer unit on the frontline in Avdiivka. The Right Sector volunteers spend the majority of the day in bunker because of continuous shelling. Thus comraderee, compatibility and trust are essential. Donut was sent home after his poor hygiene and discipline issues kept him from jelling with the others.
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REPORTAGE - Ukraine: unabhängige Soldatengruppe kämpft an den gefährlichsten Fronten
'Grey Zone' Conflict
In the now abandoned industrial outskirts of Avdiivka, Ukraine, the 74th battalion of the Ukrainian army maintains several small positions within 100 meters of
those held by separatists troops of the Donetsk PeopleÕs Republic (DNR). Despite the conditions of the Minsk ceasefire agreement, separatists continue to shell the area. An unpaid volunteer unit belonging to Right Sector maintain one of the positions and fights alongside the regular army. It is made up of tight knit group who have fought together in nearly every major battle of the war and have yet to suffer a casualty. Despite the hardships, the group has made a decision to remain independent and unpaid, and they routinely choose to man the most dangerous positions. Their position has also become a social hub on the front line. They have a reputation for doing their jobs with a smile and for having some of the best food on the front. As the political situation in Ukraine continues to change, the Right Sector volunteers understand their role in the war is precarious. While a blind eye is turned to certain ceasefire violations they know the can just as easily be blamed for undermining the ceasefire. They understand that their own government may one day turn its back on them. However, they say that they donÕt fight for the government, but for the idea of Ukraine.
PILOT, an unpaid volunteer soldier with Right Sector, poses for a portrait in the basement bunker while shelling continues outside.
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REPORTAGE - Ukraine: unabhängige Soldatengruppe kämpft an den gefährlichsten Fronten
'Grey Zone' Conflict
In the now abandoned industrial outskirts of Avdiivka, Ukraine, the 74th battalion of the Ukrainian army maintains several small positions within 100 meters of
those held by separatists troops of the Donetsk PeopleÕs Republic (DNR). Despite the conditions of the Minsk ceasefire agreement, separatists continue to shell the area. An unpaid volunteer unit belonging to Right Sector maintain one of the positions and fights alongside the regular army. It is made up of tight knit group who have fought together in nearly every major battle of the war and have yet to suffer a casualty. Despite the hardships, the group has made a decision to remain independent and unpaid, and they routinely choose to man the most dangerous positions. Their position has also become a social hub on the front line. They have a reputation for doing their jobs with a smile and for having some of the best food on the front. As the political situation in Ukraine continues to change, the Right Sector volunteers understand their role in the war is precarious. While a blind eye is turned to certain ceasefire violations they know the can just as easily be blamed for undermining the ceasefire. They understand that their own government may one day turn its back on them. However, they say that they donÕt fight for the government, but for the idea of Ukraine.
IVAN, a regular army soldier holds the light for Newt, an unpaid volunteer soldier in Right Sector as he prepares an ammunition belt for their position's guns. While the legal status of Right Sector's participation in the war is questionable, they army commander stays in their position and they coordinate their work together.
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REPORTAGE - Ukraine: unabhängige Soldatengruppe kämpft an den gefährlichsten Fronten
'Grey Zone' Conflict
In the now abandoned industrial outskirts of Avdiivka, Ukraine, the 74th battalion of the Ukrainian army maintains several small positions within 100 meters of
those held by separatists troops of the Donetsk PeopleÕs Republic (DNR). Despite the conditions of the Minsk ceasefire agreement, separatists continue to shell the area. An unpaid volunteer unit belonging to Right Sector maintain one of the positions and fights alongside the regular army. It is made up of tight knit group who have fought together in nearly every major battle of the war and have yet to suffer a casualty. Despite the hardships, the group has made a decision to remain independent and unpaid, and they routinely choose to man the most dangerous positions. Their position has also become a social hub on the front line. They have a reputation for doing their jobs with a smile and for having some of the best food on the front. As the political situation in Ukraine continues to change, the Right Sector volunteers understand their role in the war is precarious. While a blind eye is turned to certain ceasefire violations they know the can just as easily be blamed for undermining the ceasefire. They understand that their own government may one day turn its back on them. However, they say that they donÕt fight for the government, but for the idea of Ukraine.
NEWT, an unpaid volunteer soldier with Right Sector, poses for a portrait in the basement bunker while shelling continues outside.
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REPORTAGE - Ukraine: unabhängige Soldatengruppe kämpft an den gefährlichsten Fronten
'Grey Zone' Conflict
In the now abandoned industrial outskirts of Avdiivka, Ukraine, the 74th battalion of the Ukrainian army maintains several small positions within 100 meters of
those held by separatists troops of the Donetsk PeopleÕs Republic (DNR). Despite the conditions of the Minsk ceasefire agreement, separatists continue to shell the area. An unpaid volunteer unit belonging to Right Sector maintain one of the positions and fights alongside the regular army. It is made up of tight knit group who have fought together in nearly every major battle of the war and have yet to suffer a casualty. Despite the hardships, the group has made a decision to remain independent and unpaid, and they routinely choose to man the most dangerous positions. Their position has also become a social hub on the front line. They have a reputation for doing their jobs with a smile and for having some of the best food on the front. As the political situation in Ukraine continues to change, the Right Sector volunteers understand their role in the war is precarious. While a blind eye is turned to certain ceasefire violations they know the can just as easily be blamed for undermining the ceasefire. They understand that their own government may one day turn its back on them. However, they say that they donÕt fight for the government, but for the idea of Ukraine.
SANTA, the leader of a group of unpaid volunteer soldiers with Right Sector, poses for a portrait in the basement bunker while shelling continues outside.
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REPORTAGE - Ukraine: unabhängige Soldatengruppe kämpft an den gefährlichsten Fronten
'Grey Zone' Conflict
In the now abandoned industrial outskirts of Avdiivka, Ukraine, the 74th battalion of the Ukrainian army maintains several small positions within 100 meters of
those held by separatists troops of the Donetsk PeopleÕs Republic (DNR). Despite the conditions of the Minsk ceasefire agreement, separatists continue to shell the area. An unpaid volunteer unit belonging to Right Sector maintain one of the positions and fights alongside the regular army. It is made up of tight knit group who have fought together in nearly every major battle of the war and have yet to suffer a casualty. Despite the hardships, the group has made a decision to remain independent and unpaid, and they routinely choose to man the most dangerous positions. Their position has also become a social hub on the front line. They have a reputation for doing their jobs with a smile and for having some of the best food on the front. As the political situation in Ukraine continues to change, the Right Sector volunteers understand their role in the war is precarious. While a blind eye is turned to certain ceasefire violations they know the can just as easily be blamed for undermining the ceasefire. They understand that their own government may one day turn its back on them. However, they say that they donÕt fight for the government, but for the idea of Ukraine.
SHAMAN, an unpaid volunteer soldier with Right Sector, poses for a portrait in the basement bunker while shelling continues outside.
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REPORTAGE - Ukraine: unabhängige Soldatengruppe kämpft an den gefährlichsten Fronten
'Grey Zone' Conflict
In the now abandoned industrial outskirts of Avdiivka, Ukraine, the 74th battalion of the Ukrainian army maintains several small positions within 100 meters of
those held by separatists troops of the Donetsk PeopleÕs Republic (DNR). Despite the conditions of the Minsk ceasefire agreement, separatists continue to shell the area. An unpaid volunteer unit belonging to Right Sector maintain one of the positions and fights alongside the regular army. It is made up of tight knit group who have fought together in nearly every major battle of the war and have yet to suffer a casualty. Despite the hardships, the group has made a decision to remain independent and unpaid, and they routinely choose to man the most dangerous positions. Their position has also become a social hub on the front line. They have a reputation for doing their jobs with a smile and for having some of the best food on the front. As the political situation in Ukraine continues to change, the Right Sector volunteers understand their role in the war is precarious. While a blind eye is turned to certain ceasefire violations they know the can just as easily be blamed for undermining the ceasefire. They understand that their own government may one day turn its back on them. However, they say that they donÕt fight for the government, but for the idea of Ukraine.
The volunteer's position is in an industrial compound. Former workers left the contents of their lockers behind after having to leave in haste.
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REPORTAGE - Ukraine: unabhängige Soldatengruppe kämpft an den gefährlichsten Fronten
'Grey Zone' Conflict
In the now abandoned industrial outskirts of Avdiivka, Ukraine, the 74th battalion of the Ukrainian army maintains several small positions within 100 meters of
those held by separatists troops of the Donetsk PeopleÕs Republic (DNR). Despite the conditions of the Minsk ceasefire agreement, separatists continue to shell the area. An unpaid volunteer unit belonging to Right Sector maintain one of the positions and fights alongside the regular army. It is made up of tight knit group who have fought together in nearly every major battle of the war and have yet to suffer a casualty. Despite the hardships, the group has made a decision to remain independent and unpaid, and they routinely choose to man the most dangerous positions. Their position has also become a social hub on the front line. They have a reputation for doing their jobs with a smile and for having some of the best food on the front. As the political situation in Ukraine continues to change, the Right Sector volunteers understand their role in the war is precarious. While a blind eye is turned to certain ceasefire violations they know the can just as easily be blamed for undermining the ceasefire. They understand that their own government may one day turn its back on them. However, they say that they donÕt fight for the government, but for the idea of Ukraine.
Avdiivka, Ukraine - SANTA, who has been awake for almost 24 hours continues to monitor communications while DONUT relaxes.
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REPORTAGE - Ukraine: unabhängige Soldatengruppe kämpft an den gefährlichsten Fronten
'Grey Zone' Conflict
In the now abandoned industrial outskirts of Avdiivka, Ukraine, the 74th battalion of the Ukrainian army maintains several small positions within 100 meters of
those held by separatists troops of the Donetsk PeopleÕs Republic (DNR). Despite the conditions of the Minsk ceasefire agreement, separatists continue to shell the area. An unpaid volunteer unit belonging to Right Sector maintain one of the positions and fights alongside the regular army. It is made up of tight knit group who have fought together in nearly every major battle of the war and have yet to suffer a casualty. Despite the hardships, the group has made a decision to remain independent and unpaid, and they routinely choose to man the most dangerous positions. Their position has also become a social hub on the front line. They have a reputation for doing their jobs with a smile and for having some of the best food on the front. As the political situation in Ukraine continues to change, the Right Sector volunteers understand their role in the war is precarious. While a blind eye is turned to certain ceasefire violations they know the can just as easily be blamed for undermining the ceasefire. They understand that their own government may one day turn its back on them. However, they say that they donÕt fight for the government, but for the idea of Ukraine.
COMMANDER studies the map. Separatists soldiers have come up one side of their position and there is fear that they will be cut off. They work in complete darkness, only turning on flashlights to briefly study maps.
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REPORTAGE - Ukraine: unabhängige Soldatengruppe kämpft an den gefährlichsten Fronten
'Grey Zone' Conflict
In the now abandoned industrial outskirts of Avdiivka, Ukraine, the 74th battalion of the Ukrainian army maintains several small positions within 100 meters of
those held by separatists troops of the Donetsk PeopleÕs Republic (DNR). Despite the conditions of the Minsk ceasefire agreement, separatists continue to shell the area. An unpaid volunteer unit belonging to Right Sector maintain one of the positions and fights alongside the regular army. It is made up of tight knit group who have fought together in nearly every major battle of the war and have yet to suffer a casualty. Despite the hardships, the group has made a decision to remain independent and unpaid, and they routinely choose to man the most dangerous positions. Their position has also become a social hub on the front line. They have a reputation for doing their jobs with a smile and for having some of the best food on the front. As the political situation in Ukraine continues to change, the Right Sector volunteers understand their role in the war is precarious. While a blind eye is turned to certain ceasefire violations they know the can just as easily be blamed for undermining the ceasefire. They understand that their own government may one day turn its back on them. However, they say that they donÕt fight for the government, but for the idea of Ukraine.
NEWT brings ammunition to the position's gun during a heavy bout of shelling.
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REPORTAGE - Ukraine: unabhängige Soldatengruppe kämpft an den gefährlichsten Fronten
'Grey Zone' Conflict
In the now abandoned industrial outskirts of Avdiivka, Ukraine, the 74th battalion of the Ukrainian army maintains several small positions within 100 meters of
those held by separatists troops of the Donetsk PeopleÕs Republic (DNR). Despite the conditions of the Minsk ceasefire agreement, separatists continue to shell the area. An unpaid volunteer unit belonging to Right Sector maintain one of the positions and fights alongside the regular army. It is made up of tight knit group who have fought together in nearly every major battle of the war and have yet to suffer a casualty. Despite the hardships, the group has made a decision to remain independent and unpaid, and they routinely choose to man the most dangerous positions. Their position has also become a social hub on the front line. They have a reputation for doing their jobs with a smile and for having some of the best food on the front. As the political situation in Ukraine continues to change, the Right Sector volunteers understand their role in the war is precarious. While a blind eye is turned to certain ceasefire violations they know the can just as easily be blamed for undermining the ceasefire. They understand that their own government may one day turn its back on them. However, they say that they donÕt fight for the government, but for the idea of Ukraine.
Shrapnel damage to a warehouse in Ukrainian held territory in Avdiivka. A Ukrainian soldier was killed outside the warehouse as DNR troops have been randomly shelling the area to prevent the Ukrainian armed forces from fortifying their positions. The strategy is to destroy the remaining buildings so that Ukrainian troops can entrench and fortify their positions.
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REPORTAGE - Ukraine: unabhängige Soldatengruppe kämpft an den gefährlichsten Fronten
'Grey Zone' Conflict
In the now abandoned industrial outskirts of Avdiivka, Ukraine, the 74th battalion of the Ukrainian army maintains several small positions within 100 meters of
those held by separatists troops of the Donetsk PeopleÕs Republic (DNR). Despite the conditions of the Minsk ceasefire agreement, separatists continue to shell the area. An unpaid volunteer unit belonging to Right Sector maintain one of the positions and fights alongside the regular army. It is made up of tight knit group who have fought together in nearly every major battle of the war and have yet to suffer a casualty. Despite the hardships, the group has made a decision to remain independent and unpaid, and they routinely choose to man the most dangerous positions. Their position has also become a social hub on the front line. They have a reputation for doing their jobs with a smile and for having some of the best food on the front. As the political situation in Ukraine continues to change, the Right Sector volunteers understand their role in the war is precarious. While a blind eye is turned to certain ceasefire violations they know the can just as easily be blamed for undermining the ceasefire. They understand that their own government may one day turn its back on them. However, they say that they donÕt fight for the government, but for the idea of Ukraine.
SANTA gives the order to fire at separatist positions. The men are frustrated by their government's strict following of the ceasefire rules. They are often denied permission to fire into the greyzone and have to wait for the enemy to cross into their territory before firing. Despite the conditions of the Minsk ceasefire agreement, separatists continue to fire 82mm,120mm and 152mm shells, rocket-propelled grenades and heavy machine guns into the area
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REPORTAGE - Ukraine: unabhängige Soldatengruppe kämpft an den gefährlichsten Fronten
'Grey Zone' Conflict
In the now abandoned industrial outskirts of Avdiivka, Ukraine, the 74th battalion of the Ukrainian army maintains several small positions within 100 meters of
those held by separatists troops of the Donetsk PeopleÕs Republic (DNR). Despite the conditions of the Minsk ceasefire agreement, separatists continue to shell the area. An unpaid volunteer unit belonging to Right Sector maintain one of the positions and fights alongside the regular army. It is made up of tight knit group who have fought together in nearly every major battle of the war and have yet to suffer a casualty. Despite the hardships, the group has made a decision to remain independent and unpaid, and they routinely choose to man the most dangerous positions. Their position has also become a social hub on the front line. They have a reputation for doing their jobs with a smile and for having some of the best food on the front. As the political situation in Ukraine continues to change, the Right Sector volunteers understand their role in the war is precarious. While a blind eye is turned to certain ceasefire violations they know the can just as easily be blamed for undermining the ceasefire. They understand that their own government may one day turn its back on them. However, they say that they donÕt fight for the government, but for the idea of Ukraine.
SANTA, leader of a unit of unpaid volunteers in Right Sector, speaks with his wife on the overnight train from Kiev to Krasnoarmiisk. From there, the volunteers will take a taxi to Avdiivka and then ride with the regular army to the front lines.
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REPORTAGE - Ukraine: unabhängige Soldatengruppe kämpft an den gefährlichsten Fronten
'Grey Zone' Conflict
In the now abandoned industrial outskirts of Avdiivka, Ukraine, the 74th battalion of the Ukrainian army maintains several small positions within 100 meters of
those held by separatists troops of the Donetsk PeopleÕs Republic (DNR). Despite the conditions of the Minsk ceasefire agreement, separatists continue to shell the area. An unpaid volunteer unit belonging to Right Sector maintain one of the positions and fights alongside the regular army. It is made up of tight knit group who have fought together in nearly every major battle of the war and have yet to suffer a casualty. Despite the hardships, the group has made a decision to remain independent and unpaid, and they routinely choose to man the most dangerous positions. Their position has also become a social hub on the front line. They have a reputation for doing their jobs with a smile and for having some of the best food on the front. As the political situation in Ukraine continues to change, the Right Sector volunteers understand their role in the war is precarious. While a blind eye is turned to certain ceasefire violations they know the can just as easily be blamed for undermining the ceasefire. They understand that their own government may one day turn its back on them. However, they say that they donÕt fight for the government, but for the idea of Ukraine.
A Ukrainian soldier operates a machine gun 100 meters from separatist positions in Avdiivka, Ukraine. Because of sniper fire, it is the most dangerous position on the front.
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REPORTAGE - Ukraine: unabhängige Soldatengruppe kämpft an den gefährlichsten Fronten
'Grey Zone' Conflict
In the now abandoned industrial outskirts of Avdiivka, Ukraine, the 74th battalion of the Ukrainian army maintains several small positions within 100 meters of
those held by separatists troops of the Donetsk PeopleÕs Republic (DNR). Despite the conditions of the Minsk ceasefire agreement, separatists continue to shell the area. An unpaid volunteer unit belonging to Right Sector maintain one of the positions and fights alongside the regular army. It is made up of tight knit group who have fought together in nearly every major battle of the war and have yet to suffer a casualty. Despite the hardships, the group has made a decision to remain independent and unpaid, and they routinely choose to man the most dangerous positions. Their position has also become a social hub on the front line. They have a reputation for doing their jobs with a smile and for having some of the best food on the front. As the political situation in Ukraine continues to change, the Right Sector volunteers understand their role in the war is precarious. While a blind eye is turned to certain ceasefire violations they know the can just as easily be blamed for undermining the ceasefire. They understand that their own government may one day turn its back on them. However, they say that they donÕt fight for the government, but for the idea of Ukraine.
Despite the shelling continuing outside, COMMANDER, NEWT, MARTIN, PILOT, and SANTA watch a documentary about the battle for Donetsk airport, which they had participated in last year, in a bunker on the frontline in Avdiivka, a hundred meters from DNR troop positions.
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FEATURE - Oh Tannenbaum
December 16, 2016 - Workers prepare the Christmas tree in the main square of Donetsk city, Ukraine (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS - Ukraine feiert seine 25. Unabhängigkeitstag
August 24, 2016 - Kyiv, Ukraine - Fighters of volunteer battalions, relatives of those killed during the fighting in Donbas march downtown Kyiv with ''The procession ofinvincibles'' August 24, 2016 on the occasion of the country's Independence Day celebrations. Ukrainians mark the 25th anniversary of Ukraine's independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS - Ukraine feiert seine 25. Unabhängigkeitstag
August 24, 2016 - Kyiv, Ukraine - Fighters of volunteer battalions, relatives of those killed during the fighting in Donbas march downtown Kyiv with ''The procession ofinvincibles'' August 24, 2016 on the occasion of the country's Independence Day celebrations. Ukrainians mark the 25th anniversary of Ukraine's independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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