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Was the Ukrainian military’s last minute efforts to modernize enough to deter a Russian invasion? Will I ever learn to stop saying ‘the Ukraine’ and just say Ukraine? When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 the 2nd largest former territory they lost with 44 million people was the country of Ukraine. They voted overwhelmingly for independence.

This was a major blow to the Soviet Union’s chances of consolidating power. What’s crazy though is that all of those former Soviet military forces that were still left on Ukrainian soil were instantly inherited by Ukraine.

#UKRAINE #MILITARY #ARMY