So what's actually going on in Ukraine with the fighting? Like, how are the battles being fought? How has it lasted this long? Why isn't the government's military able to defeat the separatists? They're obviously backed by Russia, but since Russia is still trying to maintain some plausible deniability, the backing shouldn't be enough to let the separatists manhandle a government army a million man strong... so what gives? I'm under the impression only a fraction of the Ukrainian military is mobilized and fighting. Why? It seems like all the fighting is super half-hearted. Got to be, or it'd be over, one way or the other.