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Debaltseve

The face of defeat: A shocked and wounded Ukrainian soldier arrives at a hospital in the town of Artemivsk on February 18, 2015 after surviving the battle to break out of the Debaltseve pocket.

Ukrainian soldiers survive a brutal ‘orderly’ retreat from the town of Debaltseve

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Thousands of Ukrainian troops trapped in the encircled city of Debaltseve made a desperate bid for freedom last night. Many escaped, but heavy rebel fire took a bloody toll and forced soldiers to abandon wounded comrades on the way off the battlefield.

Ceasefire: Ukraine style. An explosion amidst shelling near Debaltseve, Tuesday.

Heavy fighting continues in Ukraine — despite ‘ceasefire’

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Ivan Rodichenko used to be a hip-hop promoter and nightclub manager in Kiev. Now he finds boots for soldiers.

From hip-hop promoter to commander on Ukraine’s frontline

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A woman cries as she waits for humanitarian aid in the battered town of Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine.

War rages on in Ukraine despite talk of peace

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A woman takes stock of the damage to an apartment block, hit by shelling in a small town near Debaltseve, Ukraine on February 2, 2015.

Several thousand civilians are trapped on Ukraine’s latest battlefield

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