During the 2014 conflict in the east of Ukraine various World War 1 and World War 2 era weapons began to reappear on the battlefields of Donetsk and Luhansk Oblast in the hands of both Pro-Russian Separatist and Pro-Ukrainian militias. During the Pro-Russian unrest in east Ukraine also known as Novorossiya - Donetsk People's Republic - Lugansk People's Republic.

Weapons: Mosin Nagant, PPSH-41, PPS-43, PM M1910 Maxim, MG-42, PTRD-41 Anti-Tank Rifle, PTRS-41, DP-28, T-34 Tank and IS-3 Tank.