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Jul 29

From Nurseries to Nazis

The shocking “education” of children in Ukraine — “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.” — Proverbs 22:6, New King James Version The year is 2015. The little Ukrainian girl is wearing a Hello Kitty t-shirt that says “love…

Ukraine

10 min read

From Nurseries to Nazis
From Nurseries to Nazis

Jul 27

Exchange British Prisoners for Assange, Suggests Russian Human Rights Group

How much does the UK really care about “their boys”? — A Russian human rights group called the Foundation to Battle Injustice on Tuesday sent a letter to Denis Pushilin, the leader of Donetsk People’s Republic, suggesting that the DPR exchange two captured British mercenaries for imprisoned Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and a Russian national held prisoner in the United States…

Ukraine

4 min read

Exchange British Prisoners for Assange, Suggests Russian Human Rights Group
Exchange British Prisoners for Assange, Suggests Russian Human Rights Group

Jul 22

327 Children Added to Ukrainian Hit List — Russian Diplomat

Russia Appeals to UN to have “Mirotvorets” site taken down — More than three hundred children have now been added to the infamous “Mirotvorets” database, according to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. …

Ukraine

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327 Children Added to Ukrainian Hit List — Russian Diplomat
327 Children Added to Ukrainian Hit List — Russian Diplomat

Jul 19

Soldiers of Misfortune

Convicted Foreign Mercenaries Appeal Death Sentences in DPR — Perhaps they hoped that they would be rescued. Perhaps their fate seemed too surreal to believe. Perhaps this is why three foreign mercenaries held captive in Donetsk People’s Republic waited to appeal their sentences until their time was nearly up. British fighters Aiden Aslin and Sean Pinner, and Moroccan fighter Brahim Saadoun…

Ukraine

4 min read

Soldiers of Misfortune
Soldiers of Misfortune

Jul 11

An Open Letter to America, from a Ukrainian girl

A 13-year-old girl in Lugansk has something to say to you If you ask most teenagers in the United States or Europe what they like to do, they’ll probably tell you they enjoy playing video games like “Call of Duty,” where they pretend to be at war. For them, war…

Ukraine

9 min read

An Open Letter to America, from a Ukrainian girl
An Open Letter to America, from a Ukrainian girl

Jul 8

The Détente Bar and Grill

Chapter Two — Disclaimer: The following story is a work of fiction. Any similarity between people or places, living or dead, is definitely coincidental. “What the hell is wrong with you, Amy?” Rus cried in exasperation, shoving Oleksandr off to the side. The boy kicked and screamed, but Rus held him at bay…

Ukraine

4 min read

The Détente Bar and Grill
The Détente Bar and Grill

Jul 7

The Nightingale’s Bloody Roost

* The wanton atrocities of Bandera and Shukhevich * Bandera’s assassination by a love-torn KGB spy — “The OUN values the life of its members, values it highly; but — our idea in our understanding is so grand, that when we talk about its realization, not single individuals, nor hundreds, but millions of victims have to be sacrificed in order to realize it.” — Stepan Bandera In…

Ukraine

14 min read

The Nightingale’s Bloody Roost
The Nightingale’s Bloody Roost

Jul 1

The Snake from his Lair: The Bloody Legacy of Stepan Bandera

* Nazi “hero” of Ukrainian nationalists murdered 100,000 Poles * The Banderites’ unspeakable torture and mass murder of civilians * US supports neo-Nazis resurrecting Bandera’s reign of terror — “The Snake from his Lair” Do you recognize this snake? The bloody devouring beast is crawling. His protection is a spidery sign, His name is Stepan Bandera. His name is Judas, Cain. These are the deeds of his snaky hands: Fires and blazes over our land, The spilled…

Ukraine

12 min read

The Snake from his Lair: The Bloody Legacy of Stepan Bandera
The Snake from his Lair: The Bloody Legacy of Stepan Bandera

Jun 30

13-Year-Old Girl Added to Ukrainian Hit List

Child-writer doxed online after appealing to UN on behalf of Donbas children — “War is air raids, the rumble of artillery and tanks, the cannonade of gunfire… It has many sounds and many faces. It sneaks up and falls on you with all its force when you least expect it. And as you hide, you count the bursts. One. Two. Three… God, thanks…

Ukraine

9 min read

13-Year-Old Girl Added to Ukrainian Hit List
13-Year-Old Girl Added to Ukrainian Hit List

Jun 24

The Donbas Cowboy

Russell “Texas” Bentley’s secrets to happiness: Stay true to your principles. And eat no shit! — His grandfather was a tank commander in World War Two. He served under General George S. Patton. He fought Hitler’s Nazis in Italy. “And he was, like, the greatest man I ever knew,” Russell “Texas” Bentley told me in an interview on Tuesday, June 21st, from his home in Donetsk. “And also…

Ukraine

14 min read

The Donbas Cowboy
The Donbas Cowboy
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