Moldova prisoner to oligarch: ‘You could find yourself in our place’

By Pavel Grigorchuk, political prisoner October 20: The Moldovan justice system has long been a flunky of the oligarchs. Despite my status as a political prisoner and all the possible consequences, I want to address the main pimp of the judges and prosecutors — oligarch Vladimir Plahotniuc. Anti-fascist and Red Bloc activist Pavel Grigorchuk.Photo: Grenada […]

Victor Shapinov: ‘We should not expect Kiev to accept concessions from Donbass’

By Dmitry RodionovFree Press [Excerpts]October 16: Head of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) Alexander Zakharchenko responded to a statement by the representative of Ukraine in the Contact Group, former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma, about the need to cancel the election results in the DNR and Lugansk People’s Republic (LC) from November 2, 2014. Zakharchenko said […]

Ghost Brigade’s Eugene Wallenberg: ‘The most important thing is to be realistic!’

By Alexander Alexeyev, Recent News of Donbass On Oct. 19, 2015, in Alchevsk, I was honored to speak once again with Eugene Wallenberg (call sign “Katran”), deputy commander of the Ghost Brigade founded by Alexei Mozgovoi, who answered a series of questions. Ghost Brigade Deputy Commander Eugene Wallenberg (“Katran”)Photo: Recent News of Donbass Alexander Alexeyev: Zhenya, […]

‘Donbass needs nationalization, state planning, common economic space with Russia’

By Alexey Albu * Odessa Regional Council deputySpeech at a Roundtable Discussion on the Integration of the Donbass and Russia, Sept. 17, 2015, in Lugansk, capital of the Lugansk People’s Republic. Hello, dear participants! I would like to draw your attention to the fact that the processes taking place in Ukraine in recent years show […]

‘Union of Donbass Volunteers’ created in Moscow

By Victor Orlov Report from the founding congress of a new veterans’ organization – “Union of Donbass Volunteers.” On October 10 in Moscow, the Museum of the Great Patriotic War hosted the first congress of the Union of Donbass Volunteers in the central Hall of Glory on Poklonnaya Hill. Many field commanders took part, representing […]

Moldovan oligarchy threatens Petrenko Group with 8 years in prison

Case of the “Petrenko Group” goes to court. Political prisoners are still in detention October 19: The Prosecutor General’s Office announced that it has completed its criminal investigation and referred the case of the “Petrenko Group” protesters, arrested on September 6 after a peaceful anti-oligarchic protest in front of its headquarters, to the court. Defense […]

Donetsk residents demand OSCE monitor Ukrainian military checkpoints

October 19: This morning, residents of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) held a rally at the office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) special monitoring mission in Donetsk, calling on the organization to monitor Ukrainian Armed Forces (APU) checkpoints, where security forces systematically violate people’s rights, reports a Donetsk News Agency […]

Dontesk: Thousands rally against Ukrainian ‘gas king’ Kurchenko

October 15: Residents of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) held a mass protest today against the actions of Ukrainian oligarch Sergei Kurchenko. About 10,000 demonstrators gathered outside the capital office of the “Donetskoblgaz” company, controlled by Kurchenko. Photos: DAN-News.info The scale of today’s action significantly surpassed yesterday’s, which was held in the same place, with […]

While ‘Normandy 4’ talk peace, Washington & Kiev plot more war

By Greg Butterfield, Workers World Despite another promise to cease fire and withdraw heavy weapons from the front line, attacks by the Ukrainian military on the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics intensified in early October. On Oct. 10, shells hit a residential apartment building in Donetsk city, killing one civilian and injuring another. The nine-story […]

Communist youth of Khabarovsk Krai rally in solidarity with Komsomol of Ukraine

On Sunday, October 11, a rally was held in Khabarovsk (in the Russian Far East) in solidarity with the Lenin Komsomol of Ukraine. For two hours at the “Giant” cinema, Khabarovsk Komsomol members collected donations, distributed informational leaflets and engaged in a dialogue with the Khabarovsk residents and visitors about the suppression of the Communist […]