VOA's London Correspondent Luis Ramirez visited Ukraine recently where he reported on the effects of the war and how citizens are coping. These are his photos.
Ukraine Photo Blog
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Haydarma, a Tatar, says he is ready to give his life to drive Russian forces out of Crimea. (L. Ramirez/VOA)
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Members of the Tatar battalion say they are not ruling out an attack by Russian forces. (L. Ramirez/VOA)
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Members of the Noman Chelibijihan Battalion are mostly Tatars but group leaders tell VOA there are also Ukrainians, Chechens, and Afghans. (L. Ramirez/VOA)
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Tatars have organized a battalion and set up a camp near the new, unrecognized border between Ukraine and Russian-ruled Crimea. (L. Ramirez/VOA)