Arkadich: Ghost Brigade bites back as Ukrainian forces target civilians

Video interview by Igor (“Troll”) and Sergey (“Dancer”) Excerpts from an exclusive interview with “Arkadich,” [Pyotr Birukov], commander of the Volunteer Communist Detachment of the Ghost Brigade, about the situation at the front on the territory entrusted to him. “Basically, the village of Donetsk [in Lugansk People’s Republic] is now subjected to shelling. [Ukrainian forces] […]

Mukachevo: Slaughterhouse for smuggling

By Sergei Kirichuk Coordinator, Union Borotba (Struggle) July 15, 2015: Footage from the little Carpathian town of Mukachevo shocked many Ukrainians. Columns of military equipment heading to the west of the country, a statement of the Interior Ministry of operations conducted under the leadership of the anti-terrorist center, blasted police cars. So far, only the […]

‘NO to the end!’ Borotba in solidarity with the struggle of the Greek people against the EU empire

July 16: The popular referendum held July 5 in Greece raised hopes for long-awaited changes, and not only in that country. Greece has captured the world’s attention as a place where a break with decades of disastrous policies of neoliberalism can begin, where a resounding defeat can be inflicted on the anti-people EU empire. The […]

On the IMF, Greece and Ukraine

By Greg Butterfield July 15: The IMF (that is, Wall Street and Washington) is demanding that the EU/ECB extend more debt relief to Greece as part of the new bailout package. The IMF, which is supposed to kick in about 25 percent of the bailout, threatens to withdraw otherwise. Supposedly this is because IMF regulations […]

The policy of the U.S. and EU in the Ukrainian conflict

Report for the International Anti-EU Forum, Athens, 26-28 June 2015 By Marina Furceva Today the great significance and intensity of the ongoing political transformations in Europe can be seen with the naked eye. But the processes happening under the surface for the last few years forced us expect this rift. Ukraine is a place where […]

Kiev junta continues trial of communist Alexander Bondarchuk

Freedom for defenders of working people! Tomorrow, July 10, 2015, at 14.30 in Darnytskyi district court of Kiev (address: Kyiv, vul. Kosice, 5A), another court hearing will be held in the case of the editor-in-chief of “Working Class” and opposition politician Alexander V. Bondarchuk. Alexander Bondarchuk The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) accuses Alexander Bondarchuk […]

Odessa Deputy Alexey Albu joins Ghost Brigade: ‘My job is organizing’

By Alexey AlbuOdessa Regional Council Deputy in exileCoordinator, Union Borotba (Struggle) July 7: News of my membership in the Ghost Brigade spread with great speed! (This makes me happy.) [See Ukrainian press report, ‘Odessa deputy joins Ghost Brigade militants’] But I would like to clarify a few points. Alexey Albu (left) with Ghost Brigade Commander […]

Happy birthday comrade Alexey Albu!

Today is the 30th birthday of my friend and comrade, Alexey Albu. July 6: To say that I respect and admire him is an understatement. Alexey is a kind, gentle and unassuming person, a devoted parent and a staunch communist, who is also a forceful leader and passionate spokesman for the anti-fascist struggle in his […]

U.S. and NATO step up military threats on Russia’s borders

By Greg Butterfield Following a symbolic vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on June 10 to ban support for Ukraine’s fascist Azov Battalion, both the Obama administration and Senate Republicans signaled their continued commitment to the far-right regime in Kiev – and to pushing forward the dangerous military confrontation with the Russian Federation. On […]

Media attack: Manipulation of reality

By Nahia Sanzo July 2: On February 21, 2014, then-President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych and opposition leaders, along with the foreign ministers of several European Union countries, and in the presence of Russia, signed a deal that should have put an end to the political crisis that had led to several months of protests in […]