Stepanivka - Farm worker Vitaly digs wearily at the cold earth in the half-ruined village of Stepanivka in war-torn eastern Ukraine.
"I will plant something in spring -- if I survive until then," the 62-year-old sighs.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Agence France-Presse: Ukrainians in rebel east brace for winter among the ruins
A pro-Russian separatist monitors through a pair of binoculars the position of the Ukrainian army near the village of Frunze, eastern Ukraine on Nov. 4, 2014.
