Ukraine was in many ways unprepared for the war against the Russian-backed separatists of Russian-separatist forces in the country's east. Its army, after years of mismanagement and corruption, was left with just 6,000 combat-ready troops, and its hospitals had never had to deal with the kinds of horrific injuries sustained by both soldiers and civilians.
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A Ukrainian serviceman plays with a dog on the position of Ukrainian forces near Popasna, in the Donetsk Oblast, on Aug. 18, 2015.
