Airport's blockpost in Donetsk

The following pictures have been taken the 31 of May

Men removing the blockpost located on the road leading to the Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport under the order of Vostok Battalion. The people in charge of this battalion decided to rebuild the blockpost away from the population and closer to the airport, to minimize the risque of civilian casualties in case of an attack.

Man guarding the checkpoint located on the edge of the airport's roadblock 

An axe inside the checkpoint

Unarmed guards controlling a car at the checkpoint 

A failed attempt to join Volnovakha

Two men in a small miner's village South-Est  from Donetsk

An Ukrainian Army's checkpoint near Volnovakha refusing to grand  access a group of  journalists 

Woman taking the train back to Donetsk late in the evening 

Andy a coal miner, who was helping the train controllers cleaning the wagons,  explaining what happened the morning of the 22th May to the Ukrainian Army which lost more than  a dozen man. near Volonvakha 

Arrival in Donetsk

Checkpoint at the entrance on Donetsk 

Soldier guarding a chekpoint at the entrance of Donetsk 

The Kalmius river

Statue on Kalmius riverside

Baricade in the stairs leading to the third floor of regional administration building, occupied by pro Russian activists

A pro Russian activist posing in a corner of the regional administration building's main staircase . Pictures of "provokers" are displayed on the windows next to him. 

Blocked door in the regional administration building's  hall which is currently under control of the separatist 

Desk inside the regional administration building