Donbass. Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow | RT Documentary It’s been almost (11) seven years since a US-inspired coup divided Ukraine and war erupted in the country’s east. The Donetsk and Lugansk republics, next to Russia's border, are collectively known as Donbass, a coal-mining industrial center. The two declared independence from Kiev in 2014, and civil war erupted. There are mass graves scattered across Donbass, from which bodies of civilians are regularly exhumed. Yet, while the shelling and

Henry Dalziel, VC (18 February 1893 – 24 July 1965) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was awarded the VC while serving with the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War. Dalziel's VC was the 1,000th awarded. After the war, Dalziel returned to Australia and tried to make a living by farming. Troubled by the injuries he sustained during the war, he l

Witness the start of Germany's attack on the Soviet Union. See the huge size of the German army, the Soviet response, and how quickly Germany gained ground. Learn about Michael Wittmann's unit's actions. #GermanInvasion #SovietUnion #MilitaryHistory #WorldWarII #MichaelWittmann | War Stories