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Ukraine’s Citizen Soldiers
As Ukraine prepares for elections amid rising tension, Tim Whewell meets the nationalist militiamen who are determined to secure a strong and united country.
The demands of pro-Russian separatists operating in eastern Ukraine are well known - but how much do we know about their opposite numbers? As Ukraine prepares for elections amid rising tension, Tim Whewell travels there to meet the people who call themselves nationalists and patriots - ordinary civilians and revolutionaries alike, who are determined to secure a strong, united and independent country - even at the risk of fighting a civil war.
(Photo: Ordinary civilians spend their holidays at a Ukrainian Reserve Army training camp. BBC Copyright)
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