Donbass: Battle of Debaltsevo Evacuation of Civilians

Donbass: Battle of Debaltsevo
Evacuation of Civilians

‘This has been my homeland for 42 years; my father’s buried here. Why should we leave?’ Here’s what a resident of Debaltsevo shared with our camera crew in 2015, when the city was at the centre of fierce fighting. Ukrainian forces were heavily bombing Debaltsevo, but many people didn't leave the city.

Besides the love for homeland, people had other reasons for staying. Daria Morozova, Human Rights Commissioner of the DPR, claims Ukraine deliberately disrupted the evacuation, ‘The Ukrainians agreed to let us enter Debaltsevo so that we evacuate those who wanted. Then the provocations started. All the Ukrainian generals came. When people approached the buses, nationalist militants said: ‘What? Are you traitors? You’re leaving?!’ The people were put under great moral pressure.’

This excerpt is about the evacuation of the residents of Debaltsevo. Find more in our film Donbass: Battle of Debaltsevo.

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