Ukraine’s military isn’t up to the task of fighting off pro-Russian separatists itself. So ordinary citizens are picking up the slack.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Foreign Policy: Ukraine’s do-it-yourself war
Ukrainian troops ride an armoured personnel carrier (APC) bearing the Ukrainian flag through a field of sunflowers towards Nickolayevka, a small eastern Ukrainian city near Slavyansk, on July 5, 2014, two days after the city was taken back by Ukrainian forces. Resurgent government forces on June 5, 2014 hoisted the Ukrainian flag over Slavyansk, the pro-Russian rebels' main stronghold, after a devastating shelling assault that levelled much of the city but delivered Kiev its biggest success of the campaign. AFP PHOTO/ GENYA SAVILOV
