Darkest Hour Before Dawn in East Ukraine?
More and more towns caught up in fighting as Ukrainian forces make inroads.
 21 Aug 14
More and more towns caught up in fighting as Ukrainian forces make inroads.
"Is this Putin’s Bosnia strategy – keep Ukraine as a failed state, destabilised and unable to join NATO or the EU?"
The Ukrainian side still has a serious resource deficit, but analysts argue that its greater international as well as domestic support - and military than rather political logic – should not be undervalued.
A lack of provision under Ukrainian law means officials and activists are struggling to make their case in court.
"Sometimes, the pounding from the bombs is so hard, it feels like the house is dancing."