HORLIVKA AND DONETSK, Ukraine – The two sparsely bearded young rebels raised their hands and automatic rifles, as we approached their rickety block post comprised of sand bags and linden tree trunks, stacked like Lincoln Logs and dusted with fresh snow.
It wasn’t the first nor would it be the last to pass through, as we approached Donetsk, the pro-Russian rebel stronghold on Friday.
But visible through the windshield was a spray-painted sign that set this block post apart
"Welcome to hell," it read.
Six months ago, under a searing summer sun, it was here that half a dozen masked rebel fighters dragged me at gunpoint out of my car and into their bunker"We take CIA spies to the basement of the police station," one said, berating me about the United States’ backing of Kiev, as he rested his finger on the trigger of a Kalashnikov. Read more...
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