In Yekaterinburg, the main city of Russia's Ural region, retired army officer Vladimir Yefimov organizes army veterans to fight for Russia in southeastern Ukraine, more than 1,000 miles away.
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A sniper stands on a balcony in the pro-Russian rebel-controlled sector of Eastern Ukraine near the town of Yenakiyevo, east of Donetsk, on Jan. 1.
