Russia's War Against Ukraine
OP-ED
David Marples: Assessing Ukraine’s options
A Ukrainian serviceman from the Kyiv-1 Battalion holds a found portable anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) launcher on September 2, 2014 in the southeastern Ukrainian town of Slavyansk.
We have entered a new stage in the lengthy conflict in Eastern Ukraine, one in which regular Russian army units have provided direct manpower and materiel to the so-called People's Republics of Donetsk and Luhansk. The latter were on the verge of total collapse following a successful advance of the Anti-Terrorist Operation by the Ukrainian army and volunteer battalions.