The village of Zaytseve, near Horlivka in eastern Ukraine, is split down the middle by checkpoints and armed forces. On one side are Russia-backed separatists who call themselves the Donetsk People's Republic. On the other side are Ukrainian government forces. Sporadic shelling strikes the town in spite of a cease-fire. Some children are separated from their school by the front lines, so they study and play at home, confined by the conditions of war.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Home schooling amid a military standoff in eastern Ukraine (VIDEO)
A local resident stands with her children near their home in the village of Zaytseve, Donetsk Oblast, on Dec. 12.
