The growth of fascism in Ukraine before and after Euromaidan

By Victor Shapinov, Union Borotba (Struggle) Report at the International Anti-EU Forum, Athens, Greece, June 26-28, 2015 Ukrainian fascism, whose existence is hard for even the most ardent supporters of the Kiev regime to deny today, did not emerge in 2014. Ukrainian fascism did not arise suddenly. Its development, first slowly and then rapidly, can […]

Funeral of Ghost Brigade fighters Maloy and Alma-Ata

By Commander Pyotr Biryukov (Arkadich)Ghost Brigade Unit 404 (Volunteer Communist Detachment) June 25: We buried two fighters [call signs Maloy and Alma-Ata] who were killed yesterday in the region of Donetsky [Lugansk People’s Republic] … It’s in the nature of this truce that the conflict sometimes intensifies. The guys died in a battle which resulted […]

Next stage of communist Alexander Bondarchuk’s trial in Kiev

On June 24, 2015, the next stage of the shameful trial of Alexander Bondarchuk — leader of the Labor Party of Ukraine (Marxist-Leninist), chief editor of “Working Class,” and design engineer at Antonov Aeronautical Scientific-Technical Complex (ASTC) — took place. A panel of judges chaired by TN Yudenko, without the presence of the accused in […]

Court hearing for communist Alexander Bondarchuk scheduled

On June 24, 2015, at 11:00, the Appeals Court of Kiev (Kiev, Solomenskaya Square, 2A) will hold a hearing in the case of opposition politician, editor-in-chief of “Working Class,” and people’s deputy of the Communist Party of Ukraine for the 3rd-4th Rada convocation, Alexander Vasilievich Bondarchuk. A panel of judges chaired by Judge TN Yudenko […]

Ghost Brigade: Urgent Appeal for Humanitarian Assistance

By Darya Mitina, head of International RelationsUnited Communist Party of Russia Please take these videos seriously! The first video shows Tatiana, a member of the Political Department of the Ghost Brigade of Alexei Mozgovoi; the Donbass depends on such people. Leaving Alchevsk after the parade on May 9, I kissed her goodbye and said: “Take […]

There is a people’s war…

By Alexey Markov, Political Commissar Volunteer Communist Detachment of the Ghost Brigade June 21: See this huge pile of “good things” behind my back? 🙂 So, officially: “The Volunteer Communist Detachment of the Ghost Brigade heartily thanks the members of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF), Elena Shmelev and Gennady […]

Lugansk communist: ‘We fight first and foremost for peace’

By Greg Butterfield Workers World interviewed Ekaterina Popova, a leader of the Communist Party – Lugansk Regional Committee in the Lugansk People’s Republic. Popova is a founding member of the Forum of Communist, Socialist, Workers’, Environmental and Anti-fascist Forces. She helped to organize the Donbass International Forum “Anti-fascism, Internationalism, Solidarity” held on May 8 in […]

What we are fighting for in Donbass

By Alexey Markov, political commissar Ghost Brigade Unit 404 (Volunteer Communist Detachment) I recently got a demanding new job. More precisely, two … 😉 Every morning on the way to headquarters, I clip into the store to buy candy or ice cream or sketchbooks. Because already waiting for me at the door of headquarters are […]

‘If Ukraine attacks Transnistria, Donetsk will go on the offensive’

June 16: Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) Alexander Kofman explained the consequences of a possible worsening of relations between Ukraine and Transnistria. “The DNR will go on the offensive in the event of a Ukrainian attack on Transnistria. In the event of aggravation of the situation in Transnistria, if there is […]

No to repression against journalists in Ukraine!

Appeal to journalists and writers of the world Following the right-wing coup d’état in Kiev in February 2014, thousands of Ukrainians took to the streets to protest against it. In Ukraine, what started as civil strife led to civil war. The new government has done everything to intimidate opposition-minded citizens. In Odessa, a peaceful protest […]