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Donetsk

A close up of an eyeglass lens being cut
Jobs
Ukrainian eyeglasses market brings pains of deindustrialization into focus
Youth squad in Donetsk
Conflict
Soviet-style youth squads are making a comeback in eastern Ukraine
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.
Conflict
Along Ukraine’s ceasefire line, war is ‘crowdfunded’
An armed man stands near a truck of the separatist self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic army towing a mobile artillery cannon, February 24, 2015.
Culture
For many in Ukraine it’s a life living with guns — big guns
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 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 clashes
Global Politics
Ukraine has a new president, but it still simmers with tension
Roman Lyagin, head of the electoral commission in Donetsk, holds up the results of the referendum on the status of the province, during a news conference Monday. Pro-Russian separatists say they received overwhelming support.
Global Politics
Separatists in Ukraine declare victory in referenda and seek to join Russia
Conflict & Justice
Protesters reject the agreement between Ukraine and Russia
Conflict & Justice
Protesters reject the agreement between Ukraine and Russia
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
Conflict & Justice
Pro-Russian protesters dig in for a long fight over eastern Ukraine
A masked armed man, representing Ukrainian special forces, stands guard outside the regional administration building in Kharkiv, April 8, 2014.
Global Politics
The Ukrainian government has taken back control in one eastern city
A masked armed man, representing Ukrainian special forces, stands guard outside the regional administration building in Kharkiv, April 8, 2014.
Global Politics
The Ukrainian government has taken back control in one eastern city
Documentary film ‘The Other Chelsea’ depicts Ukraine’s poor, corrupt side
Sports
Documentary Film ‘The Other Chelsea’ Depicts a Different Ukraine