Every day volunteers stand with clear plastic collection boxes in Maidan, the scene of deadly protests that eventually escalated into full-blown war. People walking past flower-strewn steps in Independence Square or along the memorial-lined streets leading to it pause and dig into their pockets for small bills.The donations are for the Ukrainian army in the conflict-ridden east, and for the military hospital in the capital, Kyiv. Funds are being raised by a plethora of volunteers who have stepped up where they saw the government failing.
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Children watch a volunteer cutting food in a centre providing aid for people who have fled the fighting in eastern Ukraine, on Nov. 22, 2014, in Kyiv.
