Please click on the images for glimpses of pro-Russian troops in Ukraine's Russian-controlled Donetsk region.
IMAGE: A pro-Russian soldier at the weapons depot in Ukraine's Russian-controlled Donetsk region. All Photographs: Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters
IMAGE: A pro-Russian soldier handles a mortar round.
IMAGE: A pro-Russian soldier checks weapons inside a building, which according to the Russian military, was previously a fighting position used by the Ukrainian armed forces.
IMAGE: A pro-Russian soldier enjoys a smoke before he resumes battle.
IMAGE: A pro-Russian soldier checks weapons.
Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff.com
Feature Presentation: Aslam Hunani/Rediff.com