Category Archives: Eyewitness stories

Donbas Battalion Commander: Now, separatists will take as much as we allow them to take (video)

Posted on June 8, 2014 by chervonaruta

By Pavel Sheremet, Oksana Kovalenko 05.30. 2014,  20:53  Ukrainska Pravda Translated by Olena Semenyaka of the Ukrainian Volunteer Defense Force “Donbas” and edited by Voices of Ukraine The Commander of Defense Force “Donbas” (DFD) [colloquially known as the Donbas Battalion] never … Continue reading →

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“If not me, then who?” Donbas Battalion Trains At Ukrainian National Guard Base (video w. English subtitles)

Posted on June 6, 2014 by chervonaruta

Video by Damian Kolodiy posted 06.05.2014 Motivated not by money, but by an idea.They are all volunteers who have taken leaves from work. Who choose not to fight, but to defend Ukraine at the front lines. Semyon Semyonchenko, Commander of the … Continue reading →

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EYEWITNESS: How Moscow views that ‘reunited brotherhood’ with Crimea in practice

Posted on June 6, 2014 by chervonaruta

By Maxim Mireyev 06.06.2014 Translated by William Risch and edited by Voices of Ukraine A former classmate from the Printers’ Academy, a rock-solid “Crimea is Ours!” supporter, has sent me a repentant letter from Moscow via Vkontakte [Russian social network … Continue reading →

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A Walk Around Maidan on June 1, 2014

Posted on June 3, 2014 by chervonaruta

By Jonathan Barrow, Brit on the Barricades 06.01.2014, Maidan, Kyiv Edited by Voices of Ukraine This post has been written by our contributor who lives in Kyiv. Jonathan Barrow is originally from Britain but has been living in Ukraine for … Continue reading →

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“The inspectors are afraid of us: candid, off-the-record tales of the soldiers of the ATO ”

Posted on June 1, 2014 by chervonaruta

By Wings Phoenix, Dmitry Kapustin 05.20.2014 freejournal.biz Translated and edited by Voices of Ukraine Sadly, little has changed in the army, either at the rear or in the headquarters. The same stealing, the same politicking and bribes among the generals. … Continue reading →

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