Ukraine and the Russian-backed, separatist forces of Donetsk and Luhansk remain locked in a shooting war that, since 2014, has claimed around thirteen thousand Ukrainian lives and displaced over two million more.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
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Soldiers of Ukraine's Azov Regiment draw a bead on a Ukrainian Mi-8 helicoper from behind a Zu-23 anti-aircraft mount during seashore maneuvers near Urzuf on Oct. 9, 2018.