On the southern frontline in Mariupol, Ukraine's major port in the east, the election takes place under separatist and pro-Russian guns dug in just over the horizon. The city is still Ukrainian, and most people want it to stay that way after the vote, but there are worries about the turnout.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Euronews: On tense eastern frontline election turnout worries Ukrainian officials (VIDEO)
A Ukrainian serviceman prepares to load a shell into an artillery field gun as soldiers maneuver on the coastline near the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol on Oct. 21, 2014.
