The first dimension of war exists in geopolitics and TV-propaganda space. The clash of ‘Russian world’ and free Ukraine goes on here. The second dimension is regular war – it’s dirty, it’s brutal, it’s mainly harmful to the civilians who equally suffer from shelling, terror, famine, plundering and violence.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Ukraine Today: Warlords in Donbas turned to ‘smuggling kingpins’
The newly elected leader of the Kremlin-backed Donetsk People's Republic, Alexander Zakharchenko, takes the oath on Nov. 4 during an inauguration ceremony in Donetsk. Voters in neighboring Luhansk Oblast, meanwhile, elected Igor Plotnitsky, as head of government while Hennadiy Tsypkalov remains prime minister. The Nov. 2 elections in the separatist war zones were condemned by Ukraine and the West and backed by Russia. (AFP)
