Tag Archives: Borotba

SARU conference calls for withdrawal of UK troops from Ukraine

One year after the campaign’s foundation, Solidarity with the Antifascist Resistance in Ukraine held its Annual General Meeting at University College London on Saturday, 13 June 2015.

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Union Borotba 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.  … Continue reading

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London meeting hears eyewitness account of Odessa massacre

On Tuesday, November 11, a packed meeting at the Marx Memorial Library, heard a number of speakers discuss the current situation in Ukraine after the recent elections and the ceasefire. Amongst the speakers was Alexey Albu, from Borotba, who gave … Continue reading

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Lenin

“In Ukrainian city of Kharkov, the monument to Vladimir Lenin was recently torn down. The organizers of this operation did not conceal that it was revenge for an attempt by Communist Party activists to hold a Peace March. As you … Continue reading

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Alexei Sakhnin: “Free Vlad Wojciechowski!”

Alexei Sakhnin is a Russian journalist and political activist, member of the Left Front. Prosecuted by the Kremlin for his part in anti-Putin protests in 2011 and 2012 he was forced to emigrate to Sweden. He met and interviewed Borotba … Continue reading

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Left wing activists arrested and tortured in Odessa

On the night of Friday, September 12, three left wing activists, members of Borotba, the Communist Party and the Communist Youth, were arrested in Odessa by the Internal Security Service (SBU), under the accusation of terrorism. 

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The “Boeing” and the War

“The refusal of peace talks is leading the country to a military, economic and social catastrophe” by Sergei Kirichuk (Borotba)

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[AUDIO] Interview with Sergei Kirichuk (Borotba)

[audio https://archive.org/download/SergeiKirichuk/Ukraine_Borotba_01.mp3 ] At the end of May, Sergei Kirichuk, a leading member of the Ukrainian left wing organisation Borotba was in Greece and gave this interview about the situation in the East of Ukraine, Kiev’s “anti terrorist operation”, the mood … Continue reading

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Repression in the shadow of the ceasefire (Borotba sttement)

Maidan politicians who fought Yanukovych under the banner of democracy are methodically using police methods to destroy the opposition. Where police operations are not possible, they employ Right Sector goons. Some were arrested, some were killed in the House of … Continue reading

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URGENT: Left activist from Borotba kidnapped in Dnepropetrovsk

We have just received news that unknown people ransacked the apartment of Maria Matyushenko, a member of Borotba, and took her. This was reported by one of her comrades on Facebook.

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