b_179_129_16777215_00_images_UKR131221aa001.jpegNEAR KRASNOARMISS'K, UKRAINE

Surrounded by idle farm machinery, some dozen black-clad men run with Kalashnikov rifles in their hands, and duck behind concrete barriers to dodge an imaginary enemy.  Only the enemy is not exactly imaginary.

In eastern Ukraine, neighbors, relatives, and even former friends are dividing along separatist and loyalist lines, fearing the two-month standoff over Ukraine may soon become more than a war of words – especially since recent attempts by Ukraine's Army to pacify the area have failed disastrously.

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