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What's behind Moscow's possible escalation in Donbas - New Eastern Europe - A bimonthly news magazine dedicated to Central and Eastern European affairs


Ukrainian army soldier is on duty in the trench at the frontline in Donbas, Eastern Ukraine. Photo: Anastasiia Rodion / Shutterstock
Since the beginning of the year, the situation along
the 450-kilometre front line in eastern Ukraine has deteriorated with the
number of shelling and casualties increasing. Starting in March, Russian media
began running headlines with titles like: “A sense of horror”; “Is a new war in
Donbas real?”; “When will the war in Donbas begin?” Ukrainian media also noted
the change in the situation in the region in a more balanced way, but also with
concern. Their headlines read more like: “A new war or a local operation?” “End ....

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