In the Trenches with the DNR: Russian Roulette ( Dispatch 97)
On February 15, 2015, a ceasefire took effect in eastern Ukraine between proRussia separatists fighting for the breakaway Donetsk Peoples Republic (DNR) and forces loyal to the government in Kiev. Under the agreement, both sides would be ordered to pull back heavy weaponry from their front lines, and to respect a buffer zone between each others territory. In the following days, however, there were still reports of shelling and sporadic fighting. With DNR troops holding a position on the outskirts of the
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