KIEV, Ukraine – Ukraine boasted its new military might on Sunday, parading troops and hardware through the capital to mark the 23rd anniversary of the country’s independence from the Soviet Union.

Meanwhile, Russian-backed rebels in the eastern city of Donetsk held a parade of their own, in which they displayed destroyed Ukrainian artillery, and marched prisoners of war through the center of town at gunpoint.

About 1,500 uniformed soldiers, 120 of whom had recently returned from the frontlines of the …read more

Source: Mashable