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NATO pledges new funding for Ukrainian military:

NATO has endorsed new funding for Ukraine's defense in the form of "Trust funds" To help with logistics and cyber defense, as well as command and control, according to NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. Ref. Source 7

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Ukraine's Military Budget Will Be Over $3 Billion in 2015:

Ukrainian officials plan to increase the military budget to about $3.2 billion for 2015, a 100 percent increase over this year. - This news comes after Ukraine announced plans for a border wall with Russia costing over half a billion dollars. Ref. Source 5

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Ukraine to Conscript 40,000 New Troops:

These troops are set to be armed with around US$475 million in new arms. In mid-December, U.S. President Barack Obama pledged US$350 million in military equipment, including arms, to Kiev. Ref. Source 4

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New military draft starts in Ukraine amid intensified assault on militia-held territories:

The first stage of the draft, starting on Tuesday, will last ninety days and will seek 50,000 recruits. Two more stages will follow in April and June. Ref. Source 6

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Hacked documents reveal Ukrainian military in dire conditions:

The papers contain information about catastrophic situation inside the Ukrainian armed forces, such as extremely low morale, arms smuggling, and attempts by Ukrainian commanders to force their soldiers to fight the pro-Russian militia. Ref. Source 7

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Ukraine arrests journalist after call to dodge draft:

Kiev. Ukraine's security service arrested a journalist on treason charges Sunday after he posted a video online urging people to dodge the country's new military draft, his wife and officials said, AFP reported. Ref. Source 2

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American military expert to Ukraine:

"Donbass is lost, you have no army, you will get no weapons!": The Ukrainian army is unfit for combat, it has no coordination with the volunteer battalions - they do not fight as a unified force. It has many structural problems, that weapons will not solve, even if we sent our best tanks, and put rockets and grenade launchers on top of them. Ref. Source 6

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The state of Ukraine military is obvious based on the considerable length and time this conflict is taking. A really good army will not turn to a draft just to handle a small civil war.