Leonid Ragozin: Vladimir Putin is accidentally bringing eastern and western Ukraine together
An armed pro-Russian extremist guards a police station in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk after it was seized by a few dozen gunmen on April 12.
There are no tank battles or carpet bombings, but war is creeping into Ukraine. When Russia invaded Crimea last month, it was more of a parade—the Ukrainian army put up no real resistance, and the locals were either pleased with the turn of events or apathetic. This time, a nastier conflict is emerging in Donbass, an agglomeration of mining cities and towns including Artemivsk, which is known in peaceful time for its sparkling-wine factory but also happens to be the location of one of the country's largest weapons and ammunition stores.
