Battle of Debaltseve
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The Battle of Debaltseve was a military confrontation in the city of Debaltseve, Donetsk Oblast, between the pro-Russian separatist forces of the Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republi
Damaged building July 25, 2014
The Debaltseve to Bakhmut highway, surrounded by open steppe.
Ukrainian T-64BV tank in the Debaltseve area
Ukrainian forces near Debaltseve
Alexander Zakharchenko
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Alexander Vladimirovich Zakharchenko was a pro-Russian separatist leader who was the Russia-installed head of state and prime minister of the Donetsk People's Republic, a self-proclaimed state and Rus
Battle of Debaltseve
…having been hit by artillery fire. Referring to the pocket of Ukrainian-held territory around Debaltseve as a "kettle", as became common, DPR leader Alexander Zakharchenko said that anyone that attempted to leave "the kettle" would be in the "interlocking field of fire of our artillery". A report by aid workers in the…
Zakharchenko in 2016
Café "Separ" after the explosion, with a temporary memorial to Zakharchenko