On The DNR Frontline: Ukraine's Failed Ceasefire (Part 1)
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It's been five months since the second ceasefire was agreed between
the Ukrainian government and the Russian-backed separatists of the self-proclaimed
Donetsk People's Republic (
DNR). But this truce, much like the first, has not brought an end to the fighting.
Only a few days after this ceasefire was agreed, the DNR took the strategically important rail town of
Debaltseve, trashing any hopes for a lasting ceasefire in the process. Since then, fighting has been constant. Dozens, possibly hundreds of civilians and soldiers have been killed, and serious efforts to get the
peace agreement back on track have failed.
In late June,
VICE News traveled back to eastern
Ukraine to get a firsthand look at how it's business as usual for soldiers and civilians on
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