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Russia's War in Ukraine - On Putin's Frontline

October 8, 2024

Journalist Sean Langan reports from the Donbass region, an area annexed by Moscow. He meets those living on the front lines, as well as soldiers fighting for Russia.

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It’s a rare look at a world usually inaccessible to Western media.

The journalist and his translator are wearing bulletproof vest.
British journalist Sean and his translator Sasha prepare for their trip to the front.Image: Journeyman

Together with his colleague — Donetsk-based translator Sascha — Langan goes behind the front lines of the Russian war in Ukraine. Despite working under the watchful eyes of Russian authorities, he manages to gain deep insights into the merciless war of attrition on the front.

A Russian soldier climbs a hill to get to the trench
A Russian soldier climbs a hill to get to the trenchImage: Journeyman

The conflict has already claimed an estimated hundreds of thousands of lives, and this film shows Moscow’s relentless determination to fight on, regardless of its own losses.
 

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