This publication is the result of work of a group of authors of various competencies: investigative journalism, politology, geography, and history. Written as a kind of vade mecum, this guidebook will familiarize the reader with the precursors, problems, terminology, and characteristics of the war in the Donbas. The book is targeted at experts, journalists, and representatives of international missions working in Ukraine. It will also interest a wide range of readers trying to understand and develop their own opinion on the situation in the east of Ukraine.
Author(s): Alina Maiorova (ed.), Mykola Balaban, Christina Dobrovolska, et al.
Publisher: Prometheus
Year: 2017
Language: English
Tags: Ukraine; Russian Federation; Russia; aggression; war; international law; international relations; conflict
Foreword. When the truth is the best weapon
Chapter 1. Donbas - The panoramic picture
Donbas on the Map of Ukraine
As Seen by Analysts and Journalists
Donbas (Un)Known to the World
Chapter 2. Could the War be Avoided?
Ukrainian land
Rust Belt
Similar and different
Voting Rights
Unsolicited patronage
Chapter 3. Chronicles of War
End of February 2014
March 2014
April 2014
May 2014
June 2014
July 2014
August 2014
Beginning of September 2014
September 2014 - February 2015
From February 2015 to this day
Chapter 4. Life during wartime
Losses and dangers
ATO zone
Hybrid charity
Internally displaced persons
Transportation in the ATO zone
Chapter 5. In the Focus of Mass Media
Shock
Pushback
Stabilization
Inattention
Widespread talking points of Russian propaganda
Chapter 6. Russian Presence
Using the Internet to research the aggression
The mechanics of the aggression
Russian weaponry in the Donbas
Afterword
Appendixes
Toponyms changed in Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts in the process of decommunization
War lexicon
Acknowledgements of the Russian aggression by international institutions
