Traveller's Survival Guide to East Ukraine
Local journalist on the risks people face when they cross paramilitary checkpoints.
8 Jan 15
Local journalist on the risks people face when they cross paramilitary checkpoints.
Whatever Russia does next, the effects of the conflict in east Ukraine will be lasting.
Talk of new rebel offensive after build-up of troops and hardware in Ukraine’s southeast.
Some surprises in electoral results for country struggling with conflict and economic woes.
Few polling stations open, and voters in those areas were lukewarm about the polls’ significance to them.
Limited range of voter choices in forthcoming parliamentary election.
Improvisation is the order of the day for rough-and-ready volunteers.
Some manage to travel freely, while others run the gauntlet through checkpoints and crossfire.