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Civilians escape through the railroad bridge blown up by Donetsk People Republic partisans.

Ukraine: Two Years of War

January 19, 2016

In the aftermath of the Euromaidan movement and the 2014 Ukrainian revolution, pro-Russian and anti-government protest spread across the eastern and southern regions of Ukraine. Violence in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts escalated

Rescuers in the Zasyadko Coal mine, Ukraine

30 miners feared dead after Zasyadko coal mine gas blast

March 4, 2015

Dozens of miners are trapped underground and 30 feared dead after a suspected gas blast at a coal mine in a rebel-held region of east Ukraine, with rescuers saying the chance of finding many survivors was slim.

Ukraine troops pull back heavy weapons in the east

February 27, 2015

Ukraine troops are pulling back heavy artillery from the front lines in the east of the country, following the Feb 12 cease-fire agreement brokered in Minsk.

Royal Television Society Television Journalism Awards

Mstyslav Chernov is Young Talent of the Year at RTS Television Journalism Awards 2014

February 27, 2015

Mstyslav Chernov has been awarded the 'Young Talent of the Year' at the Royal Television Society Television Journalism Awards, which recognizes creative and excellent journalism...

Barricades built under the Maidan independence monument in the last three months are now burning under the repressive assault of the police. Kiev, Ukraine

Deadly crackdown in Kiev – The heavenly hundred anniversary

February 20, 2015

The violent and dramatic crackdown that followed three months of anti-government occupation of Maidan square resulted in a brutal bloodshed. Both violent and peaceful...

Text and photos by Mstyslav Chernov

Chernov + UnFrame for the Red Cross

December 1, 2014

A photo gallery titled Ukraine: "Ukrainian Red Cross first-aiders in action" dated Jan.-Feb. 2014 by Mstyslav Chernov has been published on the International Committee of the Red Cross ( ICRC ). Chernov at that time was covering....

Belongings of passengers on Malaysia MH17 crash site

Malaysia MH17 crash site: The Belongings

November 18, 2014

Belongings of 289 passengers on Malaysia MH17 crash site, scattered across fields covering an area of 20 sq km. Most of these photos were taken in July, within hours after the Boeing 777 airliner was shot down over a rebel-held area of Donbass,

Text and photos by Mstyslav Chernov

Pro-Russian rebels hide from enemy bullets

Longest Ukrainian Summer – Feature and Unreleased pictures

November 1, 2014

A photographic feature on the ongoing conflict in East Ukraine. Previously unreleased photos

Ukraine Crisis – The Anti-Terror Operation

October 26, 2014

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As Ukrainian forces extend the anti-terror operation and besiege the outposts of Pro-Russian forces, the region of Donetsk is becoming the theater of a civil war. Firefights that caused casualties...