International Solidarity Forum underway in Lugansk

May 8, 2015: In Alchevsk, the International Solidarity Forum with the residents of Donbass, ‘Antifascism, Internationalism, Solidarity’ is underway. The international forum, initiated by the Communist Party – Lugansk Regional Committee, aims to discuss ways to solve the most urgent problems of the region. The organizers are confident that the Forum participants — representatives of […]

May Day message from Solidarity with Ukraine Antifascists Committee

This year the celebration of May Day is virtually outlawed in Ukraine. Fascist gangs and police are tearing red flags out of the hands of elders who fought 70 years ago against fascism. Anyone who distributes a leaflet for socialism or talks about workers’ revolution faces 5-10 years in prison. Last year, in the multicultural […]

Borotba on Odessa massacre anniversary: ‘Resistance to fascism lives, victims will be avenged’

Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk and Simferopol remember May 2nd in Odessa Today, on the first anniversary of the May 2nd massacre, activists of the communist movement Union Borotba (Struggle) paid tribute to the residents of Odessa who were killed by Ukrainian fascists: water in the fountain in the center of Kharkov was dyed blood red; flowers were […]

Novorossiya’s Ghost Brigade founds youth soccer team

By Evgenij Wallenberg, Ghost Brigade (Prizrak) Political Department The Political Department of the Ghost Brigade created the first youth football club, “SKA-Ghost.” Football in Novorossiya will be! We do not need commerce in sport. Sport must be popular and begin its development among the people! SKA-Ghost youth football club While we are just beginning, not […]

Odessa: Our response to the junta’s repression!

Despite the mass arrests Odessans are still struggling! On the evening of April 29, the city was plastered with leaflets calling for the overthrow of the current regime:

Alexei Mozgovoi: ‘If something goes wrong in Donbass, I’ll be back — after Oklahoma’

By Elena Gorbachev Russian Planet’s correspondent spent a day with the commander of the Ghost Brigade, who wrangled with the authorities of Novorossiya, criticized the Minsk Agreement and survived more than one assassination attempt. Alexei MozgovoiPhoto: Elena Gorbachev On the day when Alexei Mozgovoi (“the Brain”), commander of the militia Ghost Brigade, agreed to an […]

Borotba’s May Day message: Only solidarity can stop poverty and terror

Union Borotba (Struggle) congratulates all Ukrainians on International Workers’ Day Until recently, we all perceived May 1 as a reason to open barbecue season, walk in a ritual procession under the red flag, and spend time with friends at parties. Now this day is filled with new meaning for us. Ukraine lies in ruins. Donbass […]

Communist prisoner Andrei Sokolov on trial in occupied Mariupol

In Mariupol, our comrade, communist Andrei Sokolov, is on trial. This winter, Andrei, a self-taught engineer, came to the Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) to help the country develop vital production. He stumbled upon a Ukrainian checkpoint and was taken prisoner. He is accused of “forming a terrorist organization” (art. 258-3 of the Ukrainian Criminal Code). In the Mariupol […]

Ghost Brigade honors heroes of Debaltsevo

By Commander Alexey Markov, communist volunteer Unit 404 April 16: Today, at the headquarters of the Ghost Brigade, Commander Mozgovoi presented “70 Years of Victory” commemorative medals to two upstanding people, whose group first entered the Debaltsevo area on February 12 and worked closely with the Ghost Brigade throughout the operation to liberate the city. […]

One year after massacre: Odessa resists fascist occupation

By Greg Butterfield One year after 48 anti-fascist activists died by bullets, flames and beating at the hands of Ukrainian neo-Nazi gangs, Odessa is a city living under occupation. Yet the fighting spirit of this multinational port city – the very antithesis of the white-supremacist, neoliberal-fascist regime installed by Washington last year – refuses to […]