Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko vowed Aug. 24 to deploy thousands more troops and hundreds of new armored vehicles, and warned Russia-backed separatists that they will be defeated in their quest to divide Ukraine from its Western allies.
Los Angeles Times: Marking Independence Day, Poroshenko vows to defeat Russian-separatist forces
Ukrainian soldiers march through Kyiv's Independence Square on Aug. 24 in observance of the 24th anniversary of the country's independence from the Soviet Union.
