An interesting article profiling the all-male leadership, some of whom have "left the scene":
Two years ago, a separatist movement in southeast Ukraine brought war and tragedy to the whole country. Though the crisis continues, the movement’s first leaders have gone their separate ways.
Link:https://www.opendemocracy.net/od-russia/aleksandr-litoy/heroes-of-novorossiya-where-are-they-now?