Looks like Girkin-Strelkov is far behind the frontlines; he tried to reach Donbass territories from Crimea, but border control had stopped him in a brusque manner. However he probably could have sneaked under the radar, had he really wanted to join the game. Thus Strelkov appears to have made some decisions about incoming internal turmoil inside Russia proper, where his chances may seem higher to Russian radical nationalist wing, whose burning brand he tries to turn himself into.