Kostyantynivka and Slovyansk are two cities mentioned in Small Unit Actions During the German Campaign in Russia, Part II, Section XV, ‘Sudden Initiation into Russian Winter Combat (February 1942).”
Both cities are in eastern Ukraine, in the Donetsk region, and were areas of recent fighting between Ukraine government and Russians.
On March 16, 2015, a Ukrainian army armored vehicle struck and killed an 8-year-old Kostyantynivka girl.
“The accident took place at around 3 p.m. in the center of the city of 95,000 residents. The armored vehicle lost control on the road and hit the little girl, her aunt and her baby cousin. The aunt received heavy injuries and was taken to a local hospital, but the baby was not injured, according to the Ukrainian authorities.”
A riot followed.
Interior Minister Arsen Avakov stated: “If anyone in Kostyantynivka, with weapons, stands against the laws of the Ukrainian authorities, using this road accident for mass clashes, then a single warning shot will be fired, and then they (police) will shoot to kill. If there is no time for warning, they will shoot to kill immediately."
http://www.kyivpost.com/content/kyiv-post-plus/riots-in-kostyantynivka-after-armored-vehicle-hits-and-kills-a-child-383664.html
On July 4, 2015, in Slovyansk: “It's one year since Ukraine's army liberated the strategically vital eastern city of Slovyansk. On July 4 the occupation of transport hub ended following some of the heaviest fighting seen in the government's battle against Russian invaders and Russian-backed militants.”
https://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/ukraine-today-ukraines-slovyansk-marks-first-anniversary-of-liberation-from-russian-backed-militants-392760.html
Times of not-war between Ukrainians and Russians are simply interludes.
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