Members of the pro-Ukraine Donbass Battalion stand near their base in a forested area inside Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. © Christopher J. Miller. Kyiv Post
Ukraine Civil War Fears Mount As Volunteer Units Take Up Arms -- The Guardian
As Kiev struggles to wrest back control of east from pro-Russia fighters, irregular units of 'Ukrainian patriots' are stepping in
The men, dressed in irregular fatigues and with balaclavas pulled over their heads, fingered their Kalashnikovs nervously and jumped at every unusual sound. Eager to aid their country's military struggle, the so-called Donbas volunteer battalion was ready to fight, but appeared to be short on training.
The battalion commander, Semyon Semenchenko, a 40-year-old from Donetsk with a degree in film-making, insisted that he and all his men had combat experience, from the Ukrainian or Soviet armies. They are all volunteers, receiving zero salary from either the state or oligarchs, he said, claiming they live off their own savings and donations from patriotic Ukrainians, who transfer them money after reading about them on social media.
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Update: Volunteer Donbass Battalion takes up arms to defend Ukraine, defeat separatists -- Kyiv Post
My Comment: The focus has been on pro-Russian militias .... but pro-Ukrainian militias are also having an impact also albeit a smaller one.
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The local Army-Navy store just happened to have the matching out fits and body armor. Their pants legs are bloused all the same way too.
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