OVERVIEW
This thematic unit contains seven texts on the topics of political unrest and Russian
military intervention in Ukraine as discussed through the 2014 conflict in Donbass.
After an introductory text, the unit is divided into two topical clusters of three texts
each. You may complete the topical clusters in whichever order you choose. The
texts in this thematic unit are at ILR level 3.
Introductory Text
Russian Aggression in Donbass (ILR level 3)
Topical Cluster I: The Causes of Russian Military Intervention
The Pro-Russian Alliance in Donbass (ILR level 3)
Russia's History with Its Neighbors (ILR level 3)
The Fight over Slovyansk (ILR level 3)
Topical Cluster II: The Propaganda War
Dehumanizing Ukrainians (ILR level 3)
Russia's Information War (ILR level 3)
The Ukrainian Response to Russia's Aggression (ILR level 3)