DONETSK - They shuffled in the hallway wrapped up to withstand the cold, waiting to register documents with the health authorities of the separatist authorities in the breakaway Donetsk People's Republic, and as they waited they shared whispered complaints about their new political knyaz (masters) taking care not to be overheard.
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Pro-Russian separatist fighters stand guard at a checkpoint near the airport of Donetsk on Oct. 20, 2014.
