On this issue I would not absolutely trust Fox. I haven’t seen any of their reporting that wasn’t second hand and sometime questionable and other times incorrect especially if the original source was Russian disinformation that was picked up and rebroadcast by the European media. Fox isn’t trying to deceive anyone. They simply don’t have the expertise or contacts to make sense of the mess.
There is no question that the military was deprived of funding under Yanukovych and his ministers. What many don’t know is Ukrainians were involved with us in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Yahoo News, NPR, NBC News, etc, have all reported what Fox News did - that Kiev has sent/is sending an “elite National Guard” to Odessa
So, not only Fox News, but NBC News, NPR, Yahoo News, (and many others as well) have reported that Kiev is sending an “elite National Guard” to Odessa.
And many from the right and left are reporting the same for Slavyansk - Kiev is sending an “elite National Guard” there.
Why? They have a terrible economy and dire needs at home. Neither country had threatened Ukraine. They were propping up a US government adventure that most US citizens don't support.
What this means in Ukraine is that training for that war is yet another source of residents who can fight a war. Why does the US want to stir up that hornet's nest?
Yes, and few Americans are aware of the Ukraine’s and Russia’s NATO Partnerships.