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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

February 9, 2015Conflict

World leaders might be talking about peace talks for Ukraine, but for civilians caught in the middle, the fighting is worse than ever. Stories from both sides of no-man’s land.

A Ukrainian soldier stands near a destroyed military vehicle of pro-Russian separatists just outside the eastern Ukrainian town of Slaviansk, July 7, 2014. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

Ukraine’s military is making a comeback against pro-Russian separatists in the east

July 7, 2014Conflict & 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

April 8, 2014Global 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

April 8, 2014Global Politics

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