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• February 21, 2022

  Rumors, Disarray Dominate As Ukraine's Separatist-Held Areas Conduct Evacuation

  The Russia-backed separatists who hold parts of eastern Ukraine have begun the evacuation of residents to Russia. With thousands of people crossing into Russia on buses and trains, evacuees and those who remain in Ukraine gave conflicting stories about what they are being told.

• January 31, 2022

  'Like Mice In A Frying Pan': Civilians In Eastern Ukraine Take Their Fears To Social Media 

  After weeks of headlines warning an invasion could be imminent, and with more than 100,000 Russian troops massed across the border, many people have taken to online chats and forums based in eastern Ukraine to express their frustration, anger, and fear. 

• January 22, 2022

  How Did A Notorious Former Donbas Prison Warden Live Quietly In Kyiv For Two Years Before His Arrest?

  Before his arrest, the ex-warden of a grim prison in separatist-held Donetsk had been living quietly in Kyiv for two years. According to three former Ukrainian security officers, Denys Kulykovskiy had relocated to Kyiv in 2019 after he began cooperating on a counterintelligence operation.