Recently, I visited Zaitsevo, a village in the north of the Donetsk People’s Republic. It has been relentlessly shelled by Ukrainian forces/paramilitaries since 2014, and continues to be bombed nearly every day and night. 

The population has dropped from 3,500 to 1,600, including 200 children.

With me was Dmitry Astrakhan, press officer of the DPR People’s Militia, and a People’s Militia officer going by the nickname “Gyurza”.

In this clip, Gyurza relates how events unfolded in Zaitsevo, how the local defenders have maintained their defensive position, and some of the violations committed by Ukrainian forces.

See related videos/posts:

–DPR Village Resident Says Ukrainian Bombings Destroying Homes Street By Street

–Resident of the Mine 6-7 District, DPR, Shows Damage to her Home After Ukrainian Shellings

–Zaitsevo (DPR) resident: “We are not living, we are surviving”