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Bombings Force Sloviansk Residents to Flee: Russian Roulette (Dispatch 49)

The conflict in eastern Ukraine has not yet entered into all-out war, but every day and every week the situation is becoming more fraught. Despite Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's call for a ceasefire, shelling has persisted in the rebel stronghold of Sloviansk. VICE News visited a section of Sloviansk that was recently struck by an attack, and spoke with the residents about the chaos of the attack and its aftermath. We also visited a local hospital and spoke with medical workers who have stayed behind to treat the increasing number of wounded. Caught up in the standoff, and facing gas and water shortages, residents across eastern Ukraine have been fleeing for safety. According to Kiev, some 120,000 people have been internally displaced from the region and are currently seeking refuge in Russia and elsewhere across the country as the area's humanitarian crisis worsens.

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  • Originally Aired June 18, 2014
  • Runtime 10 minutes
  • Production Company VICE Media
  • Network VICE TV (US)
  • Created August 16, 2014 by
    Administrator admin
  • Modified June 7, 2022 by
    kaufdink
Name Type Role
Simon Ostrovsky Host