"There are no (independent) Ukrainian journalists left in Donetsk," said Aleksei Matsuka, chief editor of the regional news website Novosti Donbassa (News of Donbass). "They have fled the region since pro-Russia separatists started targeting and kidnapping reporters," Matsuka told CPJ during our brief meeting in Kyiv.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Committee to Protect Journalists: Attacks on journalists in Ukraine lead to information vacuum
A pro-Russian militant speaks to journalists on July 8, 2014 after an air strike in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine.