The Homemade War of the Ukrainians
As if facing the aggressive pro-Russian secessionists were not enough, the Ukrainian armed forces have to deal also with the inefficiency of their government, which is failing them, even at the most basic level. To cope with the failures of the state institutions that are supposed to back them, the soldiers have to rely on civilian organizations that citizens have set up to gather and distribute what the troops need. But is it really just ineptitude, on the part of the Ukrainian state, or is this state of affairs intentional? The Homemade War of the Ukrainians By Valentina Cominetti (Translated and edited by Leonardo Pavese) From the outside the Donbas looks like hell. From Donetsk it is less frightening. One walks on eggshells, that’s for sure. The city is in the hands of the pro-Russian separatists, even though they took over just four buildings: two seats of the SBU (the Uk...