Russia's War Against Ukraine
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Anna Nemtsova: It’s time to call Ukraine a war
Ukrainian servicemen are seen standing on an Armoured Personnel Vehicle (APC) through a broken window in the village of Horlivka, Donetsk Oblast, on Feb. 4, 2015.
With casualties mounting, thousands of volunteers fighting Russian-backed rebels, and troops upset about shoddy treatment and equipment, some say Kiev should declare a state of war and professionalize the fight. On Dec. 3 morning, Pvt. Alexander Kikin, 33, put on his uniform, rolled up his empty left trouser leg, dragged his wounded body into a wheelchair, and took off from his hospital ward on Frolovsky Avenue to join the rally outside the prosecutor general's office in Kyiv.
