Head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) Denis Pushilin speaks during a ceremony to commemorate the memory of militia members killed during the Debaltsevo battle, self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, Eastern Ukraine. In February 2015 after a month of fierce fighting militias of self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR) completely encircled the strategic regional railway hub at the town of Debaltsevo with thousands of Ukrainian government troops trapped, killed and surrendered.
- Categories: Unrest, Conflicts & War, Human Interest
- Location: Debaltsevo, Ukraine
- Event date: 19.02.2019
- Date published: 19.02.2019
- Author: Sergey Averin
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4186x2633px, 7.6Mb
- Job-ID: 70fc2ed9eb67878a