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　　ARTEMOVSK, UKRAINE — In far eastern Ukraine near the Russian border,

　　pro-Russian activists have set up protest camps and checkpoints to monitor

　　Ukrainian government troop movements and to try to protect weapons

　　stockpiles.

　　On the outskirts of Artemovsk in the far east of Ukraine, a group of

　　pro-Russian activists has set up a protest camp and checkpoint outside what

　　looks like a salt mine. But all is not as it seems. Local people say it’s common

　　knowledge that 150 meters under this facility is a top secret Soviet-era

　　military base, which still houses to an enormous stockpile of weapons.

　　The protesters say they are here to stop this arsenal from falling into the

　　hands of what they see as the new fascist government in Kyiv.

　　“We don't want those guys from right sector and other extremists to get

　　these weapons; that is why we’re here. This is a peaceful demonstration,” said

　　retired steel worker Alexander Malinovsky.

　　Irina Popova, a local government deputy, says she’s here because she fears

　　the current crisis could be the start of a civil war between eastern and western

　　Ukraine.

　　“Kyiv doesn’t listen to us, the West doesn't listen to us, no one listens

　　to us," she said. "And what will happen in this situation when people are so

　　opposed to each other? What will happen? Can anyone tell me? I can’t guarantee

　　that everything will be quiet,” said Popova.

　　The protesters have set up tents, a field kitchen, fires and even a

　　makeshift hospital. But beneath the picnic atmosphere lies paranoia and a great

　　deal of anti-Western sentiment.

　　There are Ukrainians here, but also several men in dark glasses and newer

　　clothes who shied away from the cameras and described themselves as

　　‘guests’.

　　On highways throughout this area, more camps like this one have been set up

　　to monitor Ukrainian military movements.

　　Passing cars honk their horns in support and there are piles of tires that

　　the activists say they will set fire to and use to block the road if government

　　tanks try to pass through.

　　“We are here to collect information, if we see something strange we will

　　let people know,” said Malinovsky, the retired coal miner.

　　The protesters say they are peaceful, but bats and hatchets could always be

　　seen near at hand.

　　Whether these camps are truly homegrown or are receiving support from

　　Moscow is unclear, but as protests rocked Donetsk again this weekend, they are

　　certainly a symptom of the ongoing clash between opposing historical forces in

　　this region.

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