DONETSK, Ukraine - Even at the age of 52, retired coal miner Viktor felt compelled to come out of retirement and join the pro-Russian separatist rebellion in eastern Ukraine.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Reuters: Miners swell rebel ranks in east Ukraine as pits close
A miner and a former miner visit the Trudovskaya mine in Donetsk's Petrovskiy district, easterne Ukraine, controlled by pro-Russian rebels, on Dec. 8, 2014.
