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A manufactured story in Eastern Ukraine. The billboard reads, "We won't forget, we won't forgive," but Antelava says the photo of the girl has been faked.

Along Ukraine’s ceasefire line, war is ‘crowdfunded’

Conflict

Freelance fighters are raising money for spy drones. Spin doctors are manufacturing false stories. Welcome to Ukraine’s cease-fire, a term that makes people on both sides of the line laugh.

Pro-Russian protesters dig in for a long fight over eastern Ukraine

Conflict & Justice
A masked armed man, representing Ukrainian special forces, stands guard outside the regional administration building in Kharkiv, April 8, 2014.

The Ukrainian government has taken back control in one eastern city

Global Politics
A masked armed man, representing Ukrainian special forces, stands guard outside the regional administration building in Kharkiv, April 8, 2014.

The Ukrainian government has taken back control in one eastern city

Global Politics
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