Ukraine's defense minister on June 8 accused pro-Russian rebels backed up by Moscow's forces of assembling a 40,000-strong army sufficient for a "mid-sized European state".
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Agence France-Presse: Ukraine says rebels have army of ‘mid-sized European state’
Armed pro-Russian rebels of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic take part in rehearsal of a Victory Day parade in Donetsk in on May 5.
