An easy calm has settled over Mariupol , a city in the eastern part of Ukraine . Separatists battled government supporters last month for control . The separatists have been fighting since April 2014 and are now trying to establish an independent state called Donetsk. That could be a problem for the self-declared local political leader , Denis Kuzmenko . Key players in the drama are the city steelworkers .
An easy calm has settled over Mariupol , a city in the eastern part of Ukraine . Separatists battled government supporters last month for control . The separatists have been fighting since April 2014 and are now trying to establish an independent state called Donetsk. Key players in the drama are the city steelworkers .