In this April 20, 2019, file photo, a Ukrainian serviceman guards a position near the front line as the conflict continues, in Marinka, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine. Ukraine signed much-anticipated accords with separatists from the country's east, Russia and European monitors on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, that agree a local election can be held in separatist-controlled territory, paving the way for peace talks with Moscow. (Photo by Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Photo/File)
