Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk on Sept. 10 outlined the country's two greatest threats: corruption and eastern neighbor Russia. "We have two aggressors. The first external threat is the Russian Federation. And the second aggressor is internal: corruption, disorder, irresponsibility, lack of proper organization," Yatsenyuk said, according to a statement on the Ukrainian government website.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
The Moscow Times: Yatsenyuk says Russia and corruption two biggest threats to Ukraine
Young residents of the southern Ukrainian city of Berdyansk, bordering with the Donetsk Oblast, dig trenches on Sept. 9 to help Ukrainian forces protect the city from possible pro-Russian rebels attacks.
