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05-23-2014, 04:02 PM
The Man Who Gave Ukraine's Army 1,000 Bulletproof Vests
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KIEV, Ukraine — “What you have to understand is that the state as a European or an American understands it, doesn’t exist in Ukraine,” Yuri told me on a sunny after**on in Kiev two weeks ago.
As Ukraine (http://mashable.com/category/ukraine/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) continues to grapple with insurrection within its own borders, its military has become the most visible and important instrument of the new government — and it's failing badly
See also: Ukraine's Presidential Election: 7 Big Things You Need to K**w (http://mashable.com/2014/05/21/ukraine-presidential-elections/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
Despite the launch of an anti-terror operation (http://mashable.com/2014/04/22/ukraine-resumes-antiterrorism/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) last month, its army has yet to clear pro-Russia separatists from the buildings they occupy in cities across eastern Ukraine (http://mashable.com/2014/05/22/pro-russian-blahodatne-eastern-ukraine/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss). But this is hardly surprising because soldiers are woefully underprepared. They lack basic equipment, medicine and even food. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/05/23/ukraine-military-donation-wings-of-phoenix/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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KIEV, Ukraine — “What you have to understand is that the state as a European or an American understands it, doesn’t exist in Ukraine,” Yuri told me on a sunny after**on in Kiev two weeks ago.
As Ukraine (http://mashable.com/category/ukraine/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) continues to grapple with insurrection within its own borders, its military has become the most visible and important instrument of the new government — and it's failing badly
See also: Ukraine's Presidential Election: 7 Big Things You Need to K**w (http://mashable.com/2014/05/21/ukraine-presidential-elections/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
Despite the launch of an anti-terror operation (http://mashable.com/2014/04/22/ukraine-resumes-antiterrorism/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) last month, its army has yet to clear pro-Russia separatists from the buildings they occupy in cities across eastern Ukraine (http://mashable.com/2014/05/22/pro-russian-blahodatne-eastern-ukraine/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss). But this is hardly surprising because soldiers are woefully underprepared. They lack basic equipment, medicine and even food. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/05/23/ukraine-military-donation-wings-of-phoenix/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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