The Donetsk region

Man wearing a Berkut uniform guarding the barricades in front of Horlivka

Alec, Ludmila and Tanya discussing in front of Horlivka's Police station hold by Pro Russians  forces

Two separatist seconds before rushing into a van going to a combat zone

"Glory to Russia" written on a wall a street behind Horlivka's Police station 

A camouflage truck driving through Horlivka

A man armed with a automatic weapon closing the trunk of his SUV while two other people watch over the people present in front of the downtown hospital's trauma unit, Donetsk.

People enjoying the view on Kalmius' Reservoir while armed men are taking control over the Hospital's trauma unit inside less than 500m away

A failed attempt to join Volnovakha

Two men in a small miner's village South-Est  from Donetsk

An Ukrainian Army's checkpoint near Volnovakha refusing to grand  access a group of  journalists 

Woman taking the train back to Donetsk late in the evening 

Andy a coal miner, who was helping the train controllers cleaning the wagons,  explaining what happened the morning of the 22th May to the Ukrainian Army which lost more than  a dozen man. near Volonvakha 

Arrival in Donetsk

Checkpoint at the entrance on Donetsk 

Soldier guarding a chekpoint at the entrance of Donetsk 

The Kalmius river

Statue on Kalmius riverside

Baricade in the stairs leading to the third floor of regional administration building, occupied by pro Russian activists

A pro Russian activist posing in a corner of the regional administration building's main staircase . Pictures of "provokers" are displayed on the windows next to him. 

Blocked door in the regional administration building's  hall which is currently under control of the separatist 

Desk inside the regional administration building