Ukraine: A Catastrophic Defeat

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The New York Review of Books

Ukraine: A Catastrophic Defeat

Tim Judah

Sergei Grits/AP Photo Rebels driving past destroyed Ukrainian military vehicles near Novokaterinivka, Ukraine, September 2, 2014

The scale of the devastation suffered by Ukrainian forces in southeastern Ukraine over the last week has to be seen to be believed. It amounts to a catastrophic defeat and will long be remembered by embittered Ukrainians as among the darkest days of their history. http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2014/sep/05/ukraine-catastrophic-defeat/?insrc=wbll