Donbass Vets Share Stories About How War Came to Their Home in 2014

Friday marks the ninth anniversary of the date in 2014 that Kiev began an ‘Anti-Terrorist Operation’ in the Donbass aimed at crushing an uprising by residents opposed to the post-coup government in Kiev. How did the militias arise? What motivated their members? What message do vets have for Westerners today? Sputnik reached out to them to find out.

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