Iaroslav Kovalchuk

Former leader of the separatists in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, Igor Strelkov (Girkin), with his guards near the Donetsk city administration building, July 10, 2014. Photo: from open sources

The inception of Russia’s war on Ukraine in Spring 2014: An interview with Serhiy Kudelia on the seizure of cities and taming of elites in Donbas

Serhiy Kudelia discusses how the war between Russia and Ukraine began and the role that Donbas residents and elites played in it.