Allegiances Shift as Conflict Intensifies: Russian Roulette (Dispatch 73)

Subscribe to VICE News here: As the conflict between pro-Russia rebels and the Ukrainian military intensifies, civilians continue to suffer across eastern Ukraine. Amid the fighting, VICE News correspondent Simon Ostrovsky visited the cities of Mariupol, Komsomolsk, and Novoazovsk to gauge the situation on the ground. In Mariupol, residents are protesting against pro-Russia militias, while in Komsomolsk, citizens reported they were robbed by the Ukrainian National Guard, and are now waiting with open arms for pro-Russia forces to infiltrate. And in Novoazovsk, an abandoned armored personnel carrier and destroyed column led us to a string of charred bodies — with few answers as to what transpired. Follow @simonostrovsky on Twitter here: Check out “Crimea: A Look Inside the New Russian Territory“ - Check out all of VICE News’ coverage of the conflict in Ukraine here: Watch all of VICE News’ dispatches from Ukraine here: Check out the VICE News beta for more: Follow VICE News here: Facebook: Twitter: Tumblr: Instagram: