Monthly Archives: May 2014

Beginning of Rebellion in the Ukrainian Army?

Further to the report we published about a mutiny of soldiers of the 3rd Battalion of the 51st Brigade, here are some additional news which indicate that the mutiny is spreading to the 2nd Battalion based in Rivne. 

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Donetsk miners strike against war – eyewitness account

“Further to our report on the strike of Donetsk coal miners against Kiev’s “anti terrorist operation” we publish here an eyewitness account by Stanislav Retinskyi which was published in the Ukrainian left wing site Liva. The author talks to the miners and explains … Continue reading

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Britain: Marxist Student Federation in solidarity with the antifascist resistance in Ukraine

The Marxist Student Federation expresses its solidarity with the anti-fascist resistance in Ukraine. (Statement signed by presidents of 18 Marxist Societies)

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Sloviansk, May 30 – Children’s Hospital and Clinic hit by artillery fire

According to a report in the local paper DELOVOY SLAVYANSK http://slavdelo.dn.ua/2014/05/30/posledstviya-obstrela-slavyanskoy-detskoy-gorodskoy-bolnitsyi-30-maya/ “on May 30 Slovyansk was again subjected to shelling. This time the shells hit the building of the City Children’s Hospital. Also affected was the building of the children’s … Continue reading

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Sloviansk residents fleeing – Ukraine troops shelling residential areas

Despite the obvious pro-Kiev bias of this video report, there are some interesting points to be noted: it confirms the story about Ukraine forces shelling a school (something which was not reported in the Western media) and residential areas – … Continue reading

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Protest against Yatseniuk in Aachen, Germany

On 29/05/14 the Ukrainian Premier Yatseniuk attended the Charlemagne Prize awards ceremony in Aachen. The video shows the demonstration against Yatseniuk. People accuse him of tolerating fascists in his government and to escalate the conflict in the Ukraine, with support … Continue reading

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Volhynia: soldiers mutiny and refuse to go to the Donbas

According to a report in the Volhynia Post, on May 27, soldiers of the 3rd Battalion of the 51st Brigade refused to be transported to Mykolayiv to fight the rebels. The soldiers refused to move and started to unload machinery … Continue reading

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Ukrainian democracy under threat as interim government moves to ban Communist party

“We firmly condemn these moves towards a future ban on the Communist Party of Ukraine” Gabi Zimmer. president of the Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left in the European Parliament. 

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Assault and attempt to seize Communist Party City and Regional offices in Dnipropetrovsk

On Monday, May 26, armed masked men seized the city offices of the Communist Party of Ukraine in Dnipropetrovsk and assaulted and attempted to seize the regional offices of the party. They identified themselves as members of the Maidan 44 … Continue reading

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First picket against the war in the Donbas took place in Kiev (+PICS)

Kiev, May 28 (Navigator, Vladimir Raychenko) – “Cynicism of the authorities knows no bounds! Our sons are being sent to shoot at our families, paid for with our money” – such were the slogans of a picket that took place … Continue reading

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