Andrew Kramer

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.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin, Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko and Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko react while posing for a group photo during peace talks that started in Minsk on August 26, 2014.

As peace talks start, Ukraine and Russia are still pressing for battlefield advantage

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