Ukraine's Military Unprepared To Hurt Russia -- USA Today
Ukraine's military is in such disarray after Russia's recent taking of Crimea that it will need help from NATO and outside forces to reorganize and defend the country, analysts and military experts say.
Russia has moved 30,000 of its elite special forces into place on its 1,200-mile border with East Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin says it's nothing more than a training exercise, but Western leaders say he may be preparing to invade the eastern half of Ukraine.
In the two weeks since Crimeans voted in what the West calls a sham referendum to secede, Ukraine has been frantically trying to build up its defenses. Friday, Ukrainian troops dug trenches and built tank fortifications on the border.
Though Ukraine's military is outnumbered and outgunned, there are steps its commanders should take that could raise the cost of Russian aggression and perhaps make Russia think twice about invading, military analysts say.
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Update: Ukraine prepares for war -- Alexander J. Motyl, CNN
My Comment: I am betting that in the event of war, the Ukraine military will pursue a guerrilla/asymmetrical type of war strategy .... and hope that it will bleed Russian forces over time. But such a conflict will be long, brutal, and incredibly destructive .... it will also produce the largest refugee crisis since the Second World War.
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