The war in eastern Ukraine hasn't just been about territory â?? religion has deepened the divide. In Donetsk, Protestants are being forced to conduct their services in apartments, persecuted by pro-Russia separatists who believe thereâ??s only room for one religion in the region: Russian Orthodoxy.
VICE News correspondent Simon Ostrovsky traveled to Donetsk to attend secret Protestant churches, and spoke with members of the Donetsk Peopleâ??s Republic as well as the Orthodox Church to find out whether the DPRâ??s vision for the rebel-controlled region includes the coexistence of religious beliefs.
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