Davai Donbass

Reportage of the Donbass region in east Ukraine. Despite the ceasefire, the tension between the Ukrainian government and the separatist forces supported by the Russian Federation remains high. Peripheral areas and nearby villages are subject to constant bombing.Two years have elapsed, and while Ukrainian refugees in Donbass continue to be housed in temporary facilities, children have become familiar with the sound of artillery.

Since the beginning of the conflict,at least 22,212 people have been wounded, and 9,569 have been killed. More than 2,000of the fatalities were civilians (OCHA Umanitarian bullettin). The elections in Donetsk and Luhansk of november 2014 have further hampered dialogue between the separatist and the rest of the world.

Despite negotiations and the Minsk Protocol, the region of Donbass is still torn by a somber war that holds thousands of families hostage in the city of Donetsk.The DNR government endorsed by Russia brought back relative peace. Notwithstanding, martial law is still in force today with a strict 11 pm curfew. Peripheral areas and nearby villages are subject to constant bombing.Two years have elapsed, and while Ukrainian refugees in Donbass continue to be housed in temporary facilities, children have become familiar with the sound of artillery. Without an international resolution, Donbass is doomed to war.