About the book: 2016 / This book is the world's first and only detailed documentary chronicle of the fierce battles that took place in the Donbass in 2014-2015. The defense of Slavyansk, the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the rebellious people's republics, the bloody battles for Saur-Mogila and the epic defeat of Ukrainian troops in the steppe "cauldrons" near Donetsk, the "winter" campaign of early 2015 and two fierce truces...Will peace come to Donbass, or Kyiv and Will Novorossiya meet again in mortal combat? Mikhail Polikarpov, author of the bestsellers “Defense of Donbass” (2014) and “Battle for Donbass” (2015), dispels with his new book the fog of war that hides the future from us. The book uses previously unpublished information, supplemented with photographs and maps of the theater of operations.