Tag: Donbass

DPR Village Resident Says Ukrainian Bombings Destroying Homes Street By Street

Zaitsevo, a village in the north of the Donetsk People’s Republic, has been relentlessly shelled by Ukrainian forces/paramilitaries since 2014, and continues to be bombed nearly every day and night. The population has dropped from 3,500 to 1,600, including 200 children. I interviewed Irina Dikun, head of the administration of Zaitsevo, who spoke at length… Read More DPR Village Resident Says Ukrainian Bombings Destroying Homes Street By Street

Eva Bartlett6 Comments

Zaitsevo resident: “We are not living, we are surviving”

Yesterday, I was able to visit areas on the outskirts of Gorlovka: mine 6/7 and Zaitsevo, both hard-hit by incessant Ukrainian shelling. Civilians are suffering immensely there, to the silence of Western corporate media. En route to these areas, Dmitri, press officer of the DPR People’s Militia, gave me this advice: -When you hear the… Read More Zaitsevo resident: “We are not living, we are surviving”

Eva Bartlett4 Comments

Ukraine’s War on Donbass: An Interview With Filmmaker Maxim Fadeev

The following is an interview conducted by email with a documentary maker based in Donetsk, who has been documenting Ukraine’s war on the Donetsk People’s Republic and the tragedies this has caused civilians living there. ‘Maxim Fadeev’ is actually the pseudonym of a correspondent whose family lives in an area of Ukraine controlled by the… Read More Ukraine’s War on Donbass: An Interview With Filmmaker Maxim Fadeev

Eva Bartlett13 Comments