Jakob Hauter, PhD Candidate in Slavonic and East European Studies at UCL, wrote an article about his research, his work with forensic architecture, and his forthcoming book Civil War? Interstate War? Hybrid War?“ – an anthology that takes stock of what has become known about the war in eastern Ukraine's Donets Basin (Donbas) between April 2014 and mid-2020.
Hauter's article deals with the question of what the current troop build-up means for the region. After all, there are reports that Russia has currently moved a large number of troops and military equipment toward the Ukrainian border. Is there a risk of a new escalation of violence in the region?

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