Russia's War Against Ukraine
OP-ED
The Economist: Putin the uniter
Ukrainian servicemen clean a SPG-9 antitank grenade launcher at the frontline near Avdeevka, Donetsk Oblast, on June 18.
Mikhail Zabrosdky, the broad-shouldered commander of Ukraine's airborne troops, came of age in the Soviet Union. After the Soviet collapse he even served in the Russian army. When he moved home to Ukraine he stayed in touch. "We were all friends," he says, shaking his head. When Russia turned its guns on Ukraine last year, Mr Zabrodsky "couldn't believe it." He was not alone.
