While a deadly military standoff grips Ukraine’s 400 km control line with Russia-controlled Donetsk and Luhansk, cross-border traffic is thriving.

While a deadly military standoff grips Ukraine’s 400 km control line with Russia-controlled Donetsk and Luhansk, cross-border traffic is thriving. In one 24-hour period, on Monday, 38,200 people crossed at the five regulated crossings: Hnutove, Maryinsk, Mayorsk, Novotroyitske, and Stanytsya Luhanska. At the first four, 4,600 vehicle crossings were made, reports Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service. At Stanytsia Luhanska, bridge damage prevents car crossings. On Friday, the UNHCR started an electric golf cart service to shuttle elderly people and families with children down the 800-meter path between the two checkpoints.