Name: Civilians Return to Debaltseve
Released: 2015-02-27

Vice News: Russian Roulette - The Invasion of Ukraine

S11 · E7 — Civilians Return to Debaltseve

S11:E7 · Civilians Return to Debaltseve

Episodes

7 episodes in this season

Trying to Flee Debaltseve

9 min

Defending the Ruined Village of Pisky

7 min

Running Supplies with the Dudayev Battalion

7 min

Flying Drones with the Dnipro Battalion

13 min

Inside Rebel-Held Uglegorsk

5 min

The Ruins of Donetsk Airport

6 min

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Season 11 · Episode 7 · Feb 27, 2015

After a month of heavy fighting, the pro-Russia separatists of the Donetsk People's Republic (DNR) finally took the strategically important rail hub town of Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine. In early January, the DNR had launched a winter offensive on Ukrainian positions, seizing the Donetsk airport and attacking Ukrainian checkpoints across the line of control separating the two sides. Once the airport had fallen, the DNR focused its attention on Debaltseve, surrounding the town on three sides and pounding it with artillery for four straight weeks. The attack killed dozens and forced thousands of residents to flee. VICE News travelled to Debaltseve a few days after it fell to the DNR to speak to some of the civilians who were slowly returning to their town, which now lies in ruins.

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Vice News: Russian Roulette - The Invasion of Ukraine

TV Series

20148m

DocumentaryWar & Politics

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Civilians Return to Debaltseve

Season 11 · Episode 7 · Feb 27, 2015

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