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My conversation with a Ukrainian freelance reporter, Nikolai Vorobiev, at a park across the street from the imposing Cabinet of Ministers building in Kyiv, is interrupted by a call. Nikolai just spent three weeks with the Right Sector Volunteer Ukrainian Corps battalion, known by its Ukrainian acronym DUK, which is fighting against pro-Russian separatists in the East, and is sharing his experiences with me. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a member of DUK鈥檚 reconnaissance group,鈥� he says and picks up. 鈥淗ello my friend, how are you!鈥� As I listen to Nikolai鈥檚 side of the conversation, it dawns on me that the caller is asking him to bring back night vision gear. 鈥淔riend, you know it鈥檚 expensive鈥� You really need it? Ok, I鈥檒l try to hit up a few businessmen鈥︹��