They shoot. They kill. They die. But they won't vote. Approximately 25,000 soldiers currently engaged in fighting in eastern Ukraine are barred from taking part in Sunday's snap parliamentary elections due to formal reasons. The parliament in Kyiv turned out to be unable to pass a bill enabling them to vote away from their homes. On Ukrainian TV the defense minister said that his soldiers and he himself were furious.
Oct. 26, 2014 Parliamentary Election
Deutsche Welle: Parliamentary elections in times of war
Ukrainian soldiers patrol near a tent with an electoral poster reading \"Vladimir\" on Oct. 22, 2014 at Lenin square in Slavyansk.
