Tsarizm
Eastern Europe News

Donbass Blues, The Forgotten Conflict In Eastern Ukraine

Donbass Blues, The Forgotten Conflict In Eastern Ukraine
Image by ВО «Свобода

US And Russia To Once Again Discuss UN Peacekeepers In Donbass

The sound of canon fire has become more distant of late in Krasnohorivka. But the war continues to haunt Lioudmila Sidonnka. The young mother’s stories are those of soldiers running in all directions, of smoking tanks, never-ending detonations, nights spent in her building’s basement, houses on fire.

Little wonder that so many residents in this hamlet, on the Ukrainian side of the frontline, have left. After three years of conflict, only about 100 people — a third of the ghost village’s pre-war population — remain. Lioudmila and her family are among the holdouts. Her 14-year-old son, Vadim, shows us shell fragments that he’s collected. He also shows us around his school, the only connection he still has to real life. Life before the war…

To read more visit WorldCrunch

Related articles

Wanted: Russia Experts, No Expertise Required

Tsarizm Staff

‘Basra will not remain silent’: Inside the Iraq protests in July 2018

Seth Frantzman

In Curious Move, Zelenskiy Targets Dual Passport Jewish Oligarchs, While Getting In Bed With The Most Corrupt Tyrants In HIstory At WEF, White House

Tsarizm Staff

Subscribe to our evening newsletter to stay informed during these challenging times!!