Being a Ukraine Soldier

A Ukrainian serviceman uses a pair of binoculars to look at rebel positions near Donetsk, September 16, 2014.
Russia threatened to send more troops to its newly-annexed territory of Crimea on Tuesday, after NATO began exercises in western Ukraine while Kiev's forces are fighting separatists in the east.
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Ukraine Pets Caught in the Middle of a Crisis
Russia threatened to send more troops to its newly-annexed territory of Crimea on Tuesday, after NATO began exercises in western Ukraine while Kiev's forces are fighting separatists in the east.
See our previous Photo Gallery:
Ukraine Pets Caught in the Middle of a Crisis
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A Ukrainian serviceman uses a pair of binoculars to look at rebel positions near Donetsk.
David Mdzinarishvili / Reuters

A Ukrainian serviceman rests at his entrenchment near Donetsk.
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A Ukrainian serviceman sits at his entrenchment near Donetsk.
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Ukrainian serviceman rests at his entrenchment near Donetsk.
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Ukrainian servicemen smoke as they ride on a military truck near the eastern Ukrainian town of Pervomaysk, September 17, 2014.
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A Ukrainian serviceman smokes as he reads a book at his trench near the eastern Ukrainian town of Pervomaysk.
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A Ukrainian serviceman shaves at his trench near the eastern Ukrainian town of Pervomaysk.
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