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The Washington Post: Ukraine, short on military budget, starts fundraising drive

By Washington Post.
Ukrainian soldiers in southern Ukraine listen to a commander speak in early April, amid fears of a Russian invasion of mainland Ukraine.
Photo by Anastasia Vlasova

KIEV, UKRAINE — Ukraine’s new government inherited an army so bereft of modern equipment and training that when Russian troops entered Crimea and agitators stormed government offices in eastern Ukraine, the country proved helpless to protect its borders and citizens.

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