“The Mozart Group, one of the most prominent, private American military organizations in Ukraine, has collapsed under a cloud of accusations ranging from financial improprieties to alcohol-addled misjudgments. Its struggles provide a revealing window into the world of foreign volunteer groups that have flocked to Ukraine with noble intentions only to be tripped up by the stresses of managing a complicated enterprise in a war zone.” The NYT (Gift Article) with a look at one of the many private groups that so often play a significant role in modern warzones (and local watering holes). Hard Drinking and Murky Finances: How an American Veterans Group Imploded in Ukraine.

+ Another modern fight is the one that features big news sites that report on stories previously broken by other outlets without ever mentioning those previous stories. So for more on this, check out The Intercept: U.S. Military Vets in Ukraine Are Fighting Each Other in Court.