Ukrainian army armoured fighting vehicles and ambulances drive towards the eastern Ukrainian town of Slaviansk May 13, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Yannis Behrakis

Ukraine’s Home Front Grows War Weary -- Anna Nemtsova, Daily Beast

As elections approach on Sunday, so do protests about the government’s neglect of soldiers on the front line.

LVIV, Ukraine—Indifference was what Ukrainian soldiers on the front lines found most painful, and indifference is what provokes their parents, struggling for their rights at home, to mount angry protests.

On a recent afternoon, a group of mothers and fathers blocked three streets around the regional administration building in Lviv, in a part of the country known for its fierce nationalism. They protested against the continuation of the ATO, or the Anti Terrorist Operation, as the war is known in Ukraine. A ceasefire was in effect, but the Ukrainian army was still fighting with pro-Russian separatist forces in the east.

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My Comment: You can count me as one of those who is growing weary of this conflict. As to the conflict itself .... the situation in eastern Ukraine is becoming even more dire. Winter is about to start .... and I have been told from more than one source that the Ukrainian soldiers who are deployed there are not ready to confront the cold. Unlike the war weariness of many Ukrainians .... rebel morale is high and many of them want to continue with the fight .... Ukraine rebels dream of New Russia (BBC)

Update: When the Ukraine civil war started I told (and begged) my friends in Ukraine who supported the war that you do not want to get into a fight with these people. It's in their blood, and they are not going to give up until they get what they want. So guess what .... this does not surprise me .... Ukraine rebels end ceasefire before polls (Al Jazeera).