Ilya Pitalev, Kommersant’s own photographer had been following the events in Eastern Ukraine for two months. Here’s 50 photographs from his gallery:
May, 27
Dead bodies of Vostok Battalion militants near a hospital morgue in Donetsk
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May, 26
Vostok Battalion militants near the airport of Donetsk
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May, 26
Checkpoint on the outskirts of Donetsk
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May, 26
A woman killed by shrapnel lying on the square outside the railway station in Donetsk
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May, 26
Journalists running away during the shelling near the airport of Donetsk
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May, 25
Early presidential election in Ukraine. Vote at a polling station the town of Krasnoarmeysk in Donetsk region
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May, 25
The Donetsk People's Republic supporter at the Rinat Akhmetov's residence on the outskirts of Donetsk
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May, 24
A support rally for the union of People's Republics of Donetsk and Lugansk into Federal State of Novorossiya in the Lenin Square in Donetsk
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May, 23
A militant on duty at the checkpoint in the village of Semenivka
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May, 22
A people's gathering of the villagers of Semenivka after an overnight mortar attack
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May, 20
A house in Slovyansk shelled with mortars
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May, 20
A house in Slovyansk after a Ukrainian army mortar attack
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May, 20
An intelligence Group of militants on the outskirts of Slovyansk
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May, 19
Militants in in the village of Semenivka near Slovyansk
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May, 18
Militants during the shelling in Kramatorsk
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May, 18
Militants during the shelling in Kramatorsk
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May,19
Militants fire at the positions of Ukrainian army on the outskirts of Sloviansk
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May, 19
Militants at a checkpoint during a mortar attack on the village of Semenivka near Slovyansk
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May, 18
Militants during the shelling in Kramatorsk
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May,15
A checkpoint of the Ukrainian army in the village of Bylbasokva near Sloviansk
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May, 14
Burned military equipment at the entrance to the city of Slovyansk
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May, 12
Cossack Babai (it is a nickname meaning Boogieman) from the paramilitary force known as the Wolves' Hundred standing in front of the of the Kramatorsk City Council
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May, 11
Referendum on self-rule in eastern Ukraine. Polling station at a a checkpoint in the village of Semenivka near Slovyansk
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May , 11
People's mayor of Slovyansk Vyacheslav Ponomarev during an interview
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May, 10
A dummy in the uniform of the Ukrainian army hanging on trolley wires over a barricade of tires. The sign on its chest says «Yaytsenyuh and Trupchinov» (these are mocking nicknames for Ukrainian prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and Verkhovna Rada Chairman Oleksandr Turchynov)
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May, 9
At the entrance to the Slovyansk City Council
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May, 9
Celebrations on the occasion of the 69th anniversary of the Great Patriotic War in Slovyansk. People's mayor of Slovyansk Vyacheslav Ponomarev during the festive rally
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May, 9
Celebrations on the occasion of the 69th anniversary of the Great Patriotic War in Slovyansk
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May, 9
At the entrance to the Slovyansk City Council
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May, 8
Militants at the entrance to the city of Slovyansk
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May, 7
Self-defense militant of Slovyansk at a railway crossing near the village of Andreevka
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May, 6
Protest involving children against was in eastern Ukraine organized by local residents at the station (The poster says «Don’t shoot»)
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May, 5
Funeral of the nurse Julia Izotova who died during the Ukrainian military assault on the city
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April, 28
Militants near the captured building of the city council of Konstantinovka in Donetsk region
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April, 27
Militants in Donetsk region captured three SWAT officers of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU)
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April, 22
Farewell ceremony with Slovyansk residents who died in a shooting in the village of Bylbasovka on the night of April 20
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April, 20
Fighters of the Donbass People's Militia
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April, 18
Members of the Donbass self-defence forces in the streets of the city of Seversk
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April, 18
A member of the Donbass self-defence forces on the roof of the city council of Seversk
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April, 17
Rally for Ukrainian national unity in Kramatorsk
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April, 16
Members of the Donbass People's Militia in a street of Slovyansk
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April, 16
Ukrainian troops blocked at the railway crossing Pchelkino near Kramatorsk
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April, 15
Ukrainian military and supporters of federalisation near the airbase of Kramatorsk
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April, 14
Ukrainian militray units at the entrance to the city of Slovyansk
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April, 13
Road to Slovyansk
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April, 12
Supporters of federalisation of Ukraine on the barricades in Slovyansk
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April, 12
Supporters of federalisation of Ukraine in front of the captured building of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU)
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April, 12
Self-defence forces seized the police building in Kramatorsk and put up the flag of the Republic of Donetsk
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April, 12
Self-defence forces seized the police building in Kramatorsk
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April, 10
Barricades near the building of the Security Service of Ukraine in Lugansk occupied by federalisation supporters
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May, 27
Dead bodies of Vostok Battalion militants near a hospital morgue in Donetsk
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May, 26
Vostok Battalion militants near the airport of Donetsk
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May, 26
Checkpoint on the outskirts of Donetsk
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May, 26
A woman killed by shrapnel lying on the square outside the railway station in Donetsk
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May, 26
Journalists running away during the shelling near the airport of Donetsk
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May, 25
Early presidential election in Ukraine. Vote at a polling station the town of Krasnoarmeysk in Donetsk region
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May, 25
The Donetsk People's Republic supporter at the Rinat Akhmetov's residence on the outskirts of Donetsk
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May, 24
A support rally for the union of People's Republics of Donetsk and Lugansk into Federal State of Novorossiya in the Lenin Square in Donetsk
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May, 23
A militant on duty at the checkpoint in the village of Semenivka
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May, 22
A people's gathering of the villagers of Semenivka after an overnight mortar attack
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May, 20
A house in Slovyansk shelled with mortars
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May, 20
A house in Slovyansk after a Ukrainian army mortar attack
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May, 20
An intelligence Group of militants on the outskirts of Slovyansk
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May, 19
Militants in in the village of Semenivka near Slovyansk
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May, 18
Militants during the shelling in Kramatorsk
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May, 18
Militants during the shelling in Kramatorsk
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May,19
Militants fire at the positions of Ukrainian army on the outskirts of Sloviansk
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May, 19
Militants at a checkpoint during a mortar attack on the village of Semenivka near Slovyansk
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May, 18
Militants during the shelling in Kramatorsk
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May,15
A checkpoint of the Ukrainian army in the village of Bylbasokva near Sloviansk
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May, 14
Burned military equipment at the entrance to the city of Slovyansk
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May, 12
Cossack Babai (it is a nickname meaning Boogieman) from the paramilitary force known as the Wolves' Hundred standing in front of the of the Kramatorsk City Council
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May, 11
Referendum on self-rule in eastern Ukraine. Polling station at a a checkpoint in the village of Semenivka near Slovyansk
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May , 11
People's mayor of Slovyansk Vyacheslav Ponomarev during an interview
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May, 10
A dummy in the uniform of the Ukrainian army hanging on trolley wires over a barricade of tires. The sign on its chest says «Yaytsenyuh and Trupchinov» (these are mocking nicknames for Ukrainian prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and Verkhovna Rada Chairman Oleksandr Turchynov)
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May, 9
At the entrance to the Slovyansk City Council
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May, 9
Celebrations on the occasion of the 69th anniversary of the Great Patriotic War in Slovyansk. People's mayor of Slovyansk Vyacheslav Ponomarev during the festive rally
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May, 9
Celebrations on the occasion of the 69th anniversary of the Great Patriotic War in Slovyansk
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May, 9
At the entrance to the Slovyansk City Council
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May, 8
Militants at the entrance to the city of Slovyansk
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May, 7
Self-defense militant of Slovyansk at a railway crossing near the village of Andreevka
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May, 6
Protest involving children against was in eastern Ukraine organized by local residents at the station (The poster says «Don’t shoot»)
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May, 5
Funeral of the nurse Julia Izotova who died during the Ukrainian military assault on the city
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April, 28
Militants near the captured building of the city council of Konstantinovka in Donetsk region
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April, 27
Militants in Donetsk region captured three SWAT officers of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU)
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April, 22
Farewell ceremony with Slovyansk residents who died in a shooting in the village of Bylbasovka on the night of April 20
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April, 20
Fighters of the Donbass People's Militia
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April, 18
Members of the Donbass self-defence forces in the streets of the city of Seversk
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April, 18
A member of the Donbass self-defence forces on the roof of the city council of Seversk
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April, 17
Rally for Ukrainian national unity in Kramatorsk
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April, 16
Members of the Donbass People's Militia in a street of Slovyansk
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April, 16
Ukrainian troops blocked at the railway crossing Pchelkino near Kramatorsk
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April, 15
Ukrainian military and supporters of federalisation near the airbase of Kramatorsk
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April, 14
Ukrainian militray units at the entrance to the city of Slovyansk
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April, 13
Road to Slovyansk
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April, 12
Supporters of federalisation of Ukraine on the barricades in Slovyansk
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April, 12
Supporters of federalisation of Ukraine in front of the captured building of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU)
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April, 12
Self-defence forces seized the police building in Kramatorsk and put up the flag of the Republic of Donetsk
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April, 12
Self-defence forces seized the police building in Kramatorsk
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April, 10
Barricades near the building of the Security Service of Ukraine in Lugansk occupied by federalisation supporters
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