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Donetsk

Youth squad in Donetsk
Conflict
Soviet-style youth squads are making a comeback in eastern Ukraine
A woman cries as she waits for humanitarian aid in the battered town of Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine.
Conflict
War rages on in Ukraine despite talk of peace
Amid the war in the eastern part of Ukraine, the Donetsk Opera Theatre has kept its doors open. The cast and crew want "the show to go on."
Culture
Curtain still rises for opera in a battle-scarred Ukrainian city
An aerial photograph taken by a drone shows the air traffic control tower of the Sergey Prokofiev International Airport damaged by shelling during fighting between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian government forces in eastern Ukraine.
Conflict
Oh, Donetsk airport, I knew you when
A woman walks near a memorial to those who died protesting against President Yanukovych, during a commemoration ceremony for them in Kiev Friday, as Ukrainians marked the first anniversary of protests which led to the revolution.
Conflict
Ukrainians remember the first anniversary of the start of their revolution
Burnt-out vehicles in an area that was recently shelled in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine. The ceasefire has been marred by shelling and shooting.
Global Politics
Kiev reaches out to eastern Ukraine, but rebels there are skeptical of the offer
A car drives past the remains of a spent ammunition on the suburbs of Donetsk, Tuesday. Intense fighting between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine killed dozens of civilians, soldiers and rebels, as Kiev pressed on with an offensi
Conflict & Justice
A Ukrainian military offensive blocks access to Malaysia Airlines crash site
A car drives past the remains of a spent ammunition on the suburbs of Donetsk, Tuesday. Intense fighting between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine killed dozens of civilians, soldiers and rebels, as Kiev pressed on with an offensi
Conflict & Justice
A Ukrainian military offensive blocks access to Malaysia Airlines crash site
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
Conflict & Justice
Ukraine’s military is making a comeback against pro-Russian separatists in the east
Ukraine
Conflict & Justice
Ukrainians will head to the polls this weekend, but will those in the east bother to vote?
Activists of the Svoboda (Freedom) Ukrainian nationalist party hold torches as they take part in a rally to mark the 105th year since the birth of Stepan Bandera, one of the founders of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN), in Kiev. The portra
Lifestyle & Belief
There’s powerful history in the slurs that Ukrainians and pro-Russian separatists are slinging at each other
Donetsk
Global Politics
In eastern Ukraine, protesters are unsure of how far they can go — but they’re not giving up
People surround a man injured during pro-Russian protests near a Ukrainian military base in Mariupol.
Conflict & Justice
Deaths in eastern Ukraine as pro-Russian mob attempts to storm the National Guard base
Conflict & Justice
Tensions are high in eastern Ukraine as pro-Russian gunmen remain defiant
Conflict & Justice
Tensions are high in eastern Ukraine as pro-Russian gunmen remain defiant
Donetsk
Global Politics
Donetsk could be the confrontation that pushes Ukraine into war with Russia
A pro-Russian armed man stands guard on a street in Slavyansk, in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine. Professional-looking troops with specialized Russian weapons but no insignia are spreading across eastern Ukraine.
Conflict & Justice
Ukraine loses control of its key eastern region
Donetsk
Global Politics
Could other parts of eastern Ukraine follow Crimea’s path to Russia?
Documentary film ‘The Other Chelsea’ depicts Ukraine’s poor, corrupt side
Sports
Documentary Film ‘The Other Chelsea’ Depicts a Different Ukraine