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March 31, 2014

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KARL PENHAUL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Dim lights cast long shadows over this border checkpoint, just beyond thousands of Russian troops amassing. The U.S. fears its old
Cold War foe may be ready to roll into this corner of Northeast Ukraine.

BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: It may simply be an effort to intimidate Ukraine or it may be that they`ve got additional plans.

PENHAUL: A short drive into Ukraine, Vladimir Fedorok is mastering (ph) a self-defense militia made up of civilian volunteers.

They know Western powers have no stomach for war. They are digging trenches aware they may be the last line of defense if Russian tanks invade.

VLADIMIR FEDOROK, COMMANDER SELF-DEFENSE MILITIA (through translator): If we don`t learn the lessons of Crimea, then we will be a nation of idiots. The Russian hordes are
coming. We are in the middle of a geopolitical struggle.

PENHAUL: Most of the men here said they have had some military training. They`ve picked up second-hand uniforms from surplus stores, but they are short on real weapons.
FEDOROK: We are preparing for guerilla-style partisan war, and we`ll divide into five men squads. Our government is too passive, and we can only hope for the support of ordinary
Ukrainians.

PENHAUL: It`s clear they are winning that support when you see passes-by donating supplies.

OLEK PAMFIL, VAN DRIVER: It`s our troops need some help, so I have a decision to bring food for our troops.

PENHAUL: Up the highway, a detachment of Ukrainian troops. They say they are on high alert. A T-80 tank and personnel carrier`s pointed at nearby bridge. The order - defend it or
blow it up. In Ukraine`s Crimea region, the army didn`t put up a fight, not clear if things here would be any different. Intelligence experts still don`t really know if the Russians are
coming. Moscow insists they are just doing drills.

Among the Ukrainian soldiers here there`s very much a sense of disbelief. They say that during Soviet times and afterwards, they trained alongside the Russians. They still very
much see them as brothers in arms. But now, they are facing them down the barrel of gun.
Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?
Ukrainians
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Russians




The Ukrainians fear
Russia may invade
other parts of
Ukraine. Militias
are getting ready
to defend their
country against the
Russians.
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March 31, 2014
Ukraine

No one knows!

It may be simply be an
effort to intimidate
Ukraine or it may be that
theyve got other plans.
Thousands of Russian
troops are getting ready to
roll into Northeast Ukraine.

Militias are organizing for
war by recruiting soldiers,
gathering arms, and getting
other support.
Transcript
KARL PENHAUL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Dim lights cast long shadows over this border checkpoint, just beyond thousands of Russian troops amassing. The U.S. fears its old
Cold War foe may be ready to roll into this corner of Northeast Ukraine.

BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: It may simply be an effort to intimidate Ukraine or it may be that they`ve got additional plans.

PENHAUL: A short drive into Ukraine, Vladimir Fedorok is mastering (ph) a self-defense militia made up of civilian volunteers.

They know Western powers have no stomach for war. They are digging trenches aware they may be the last line of defense if Russian tanks invade.

VLADIMIR FEDOROK, COMMANDER SELF-DEFENSE MILITIA (through translator): If we don`t learn the lessons of Crimea, then we will be a nation of idiots. The Russian hordes are
coming. We are in the middle of a geopolitical struggle.

PENHAUL: Most of the men here said they have had some military training. They`ve picked up second-hand uniforms from surplus stores, but they are short on real weapons.
FEDOROK: We are preparing for guerilla-style partisan war, and we`ll divide into five men squads. Our government is too passive, and we can only hope for the support of ordinary
Ukrainians.

PENHAUL: It`s clear they are winning that support when you see passers-by donating supplies.

OLEK PAMFIL, VAN DRIVER: It`s our troops need some help, so I have a decision to bring food for our troops.

PENHAUL: Up the highway, a detachment of Ukrainian troops. They say they are on high alert. A T-80 tank and personnel carrier`s pointed at nearby bridge. The order - defend it or
blow it up. In Ukraine`s Crimea region, the army didn`t put up a fight, not clear if things here would be any different. Intelligence experts still don`t really know if the Russians are
coming. Moscow insists they are just doing drills.

Among the Ukrainian soldiers here there`s very much a sense of disbelief. They say that during Soviet times and afterwards, they trained alongside the Russians. They still very
much see them as brothers in arms. But now, they are facing them down the barrel of gun.