Selfie Soldiers: Russia's Army Checks into Ukraine - VICE News

Innovative reporting tracked Russian soldiers to Ukraine through their social media accounts. In this compelling online video, VICE News reporter Simon Ostrovsky set out to answer an elusive question: did Russian soldiers actively participate in Ukraine’s recent civil conflict?  Russia denies deploying soldiers there, but in the age of the “selfie”, open sources indicate otherwise.

CREDITS

Host/Producer: Simon Ostrovsky

Executive Producers: Shane Smith, Jason Mojica, Eddy Moretti, Suroosh Alvi

Supervising Producer: Martina Veltroni

Associate Producers: Neha Shastry, Nilo Tabrizy

Director of Photography: Mikhail Galustov

Editors: Dina Rayzman, Dmitriy Khavin

Associate Editor: Brittany Ross