Vice News: Russian Roulette - The Invasion of Ukraine

Season 13 Episode 1: Food Crisis in Eastern Ukraine

Though it's within Ukraine, the area separating government-held territory and the region controlled by pro-Russia separatists has started to resemble an international border. There, at checkpoints, Ukrainian soldiers stamp passports, and stop and inspect trucks carrying goods to the rebel-controlled east. According to drivers prevented from crossing into separatist territory, the soldiers are purposefully preventing food from getting through. In the east, food is becoming increasingly scarce. But instead of inspiring unrest and anger at pro-Russia forces, the shortages seem to inspire locals to blame the Ukrainian government. VICE News correspondent Simon Ostrovsky traveled to the front lines in the Donbas to cross the de facto border, then headed into separatist-controlled territory to gauge the seriousness of the growing food crisis.

Genre:

Documentary, War & Politics

Seasons:

17

Episodes:

45

Cast:

Quality:

HD

Duration:

13 min

First Air:

2014

Rating:

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