A Digest of News ✊ from Ukrainian Sources ⚔ 13 November 2023.

In this week’s bulletin

How Russia stole 2000 prisoners.

Plus digital infrastructures in Russia’s war.

Plus Russia, a self destructing empire

Plus more evidence of Russian torture.

Plus a report on the effect of the war on schools.

News from the territories occupied by Russia

A long road to freedom: how Russia stole 2000 Ukrainian prisoners – Open Democracy, 10 November

Young Crimean Tatar mother faces possible prison sentence for not denouncing another Ukrainian to the Russian FSB (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 10th)

Armed raid and jail in Russian occupied Crimea for posting songs in support of Ukraine (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 10th)

Russia tries to mobilize 17-year-old Ukrainian illegally deported from Mariupol and prevented from returning to Ukraine (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 8th)

‘I stole a fuel truck from the Russians’ — a pensioner from Dymer provided fuel for a local hospital (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 6th)

Ukraine’s courts impose prison sentences for reposting or even ‘liking’ social media posts that support Russian aggression (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 6th)

Ukrainian POWs sentenced to life for Russia’s war crimes in Mariupol (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 6th)

News from Ukraine – general

On the road and into a bomb shelter mid-match with Mariupol Women – The Guardian, 11 November

Ukraine to try ex-Berkut officers accused of gunning down Euromaidan activists (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 9th)

The Ukrainian Helsinki Group is 47 years old: we talk about the creation and activities of the human rights organization (The Helsinki Group, November 9th)

Court in Ukraine jails ex-Berkut officers for savage attack on Euromaidan activists (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 7th)

“Even children’s toys are booby-trapped.” Why demining Ukraine may take 750 years – The Insider, 7 November

Russians have utterly destroyed Dzharylhach National Park and two protected wetlands (Ukrainska Pravda, November 6th)

OPORA resumes “Power of Choice” video project (Opora, November 1st)

Ukraine: War’s Toll on Schools, Children’s Future (Human Rights Watch, November 1st)

Analysis and comment

“Co-ops are one of the ways to spread the principles and ideas of self-organisation” – European Network for Solidarity with Ukraine, 9 November

Why banning the Russian-affiliated Ukrainian Orthodox Church “would create problems, not remove them” (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 7th)

Constitution of Ukraine. A draft (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 6th)

Opinion: Elections and war are incompatible (Opora, November 1st)

Research of human rights abuses

Does Russia exercise genocide in Ukraine? The answer is yes! (Tribunal for Putin, November 12th)

‘God forbid people would see this...’ (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 11th)

‘They beat my brother on the head with the machine gun butt ...’ (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 10th)

‘The Mamons tortured my son,’ — a resident of Hroza (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 9th)

‘I’m not used to having four coffins with soldiers in the temple’, — priest Viktor Marynchak (Tribunal for Putin, November 7th)

War-related news from Russia and Belarus

“There are hundreds of mothers like me” – Meduza, 10 November

A self-destructing empire – The Insider, 9 November

Russia, the island of tranquillity – Meduza, 8 November

Guns instead of butter – Posle Media, 8 November

What do recent antisemitic riots tell us about Dagestan? – Open Democracy, 7 November

International solidarity

Digital infrastructures in Russia’s war against Ukraine – Commons (Spil’ne), 9 November 2023

“Aid delivered to Ukraine from unions in Wales” – Ukraine Solidarity Campaign, 5 November

Can EU help Belarussians who face choice between statelessness and prison – Open Democracy, 23 October 


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A Digest of News ✊ from Ukrainian Sources ⚔ 13 November 2023.

In this week’s bulletin

How Russia stole 2000 prisoners.

Plus digital infrastructures in Russia’s war.

Plus Russia, a self destructing empire

Plus more evidence of Russian torture.

Plus a report on the effect of the war on schools.

News from the territories occupied by Russia

A long road to freedom: how Russia stole 2000 Ukrainian prisoners – Open Democracy, 10 November

Young Crimean Tatar mother faces possible prison sentence for not denouncing another Ukrainian to the Russian FSB (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 10th)

Armed raid and jail in Russian occupied Crimea for posting songs in support of Ukraine (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 10th)

Russia tries to mobilize 17-year-old Ukrainian illegally deported from Mariupol and prevented from returning to Ukraine (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 8th)

‘I stole a fuel truck from the Russians’ — a pensioner from Dymer provided fuel for a local hospital (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 6th)

Ukraine’s courts impose prison sentences for reposting or even ‘liking’ social media posts that support Russian aggression (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 6th)

Ukrainian POWs sentenced to life for Russia’s war crimes in Mariupol (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 6th)

News from Ukraine – general

On the road and into a bomb shelter mid-match with Mariupol Women – The Guardian, 11 November

Ukraine to try ex-Berkut officers accused of gunning down Euromaidan activists (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 9th)

The Ukrainian Helsinki Group is 47 years old: we talk about the creation and activities of the human rights organization (The Helsinki Group, November 9th)

Court in Ukraine jails ex-Berkut officers for savage attack on Euromaidan activists (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 7th)

“Even children’s toys are booby-trapped.” Why demining Ukraine may take 750 years – The Insider, 7 November

Russians have utterly destroyed Dzharylhach National Park and two protected wetlands (Ukrainska Pravda, November 6th)

OPORA resumes “Power of Choice” video project (Opora, November 1st)

Ukraine: War’s Toll on Schools, Children’s Future (Human Rights Watch, November 1st)

Analysis and comment

“Co-ops are one of the ways to spread the principles and ideas of self-organisation” – European Network for Solidarity with Ukraine, 9 November

Why banning the Russian-affiliated Ukrainian Orthodox Church “would create problems, not remove them” (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 7th)

Constitution of Ukraine. A draft (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 6th)

Opinion: Elections and war are incompatible (Opora, November 1st)

Research of human rights abuses

Does Russia exercise genocide in Ukraine? The answer is yes! (Tribunal for Putin, November 12th)

‘God forbid people would see this...’ (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 11th)

‘They beat my brother on the head with the machine gun butt ...’ (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 10th)

‘The Mamons tortured my son,’ — a resident of Hroza (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 9th)

‘I’m not used to having four coffins with soldiers in the temple’, — priest Viktor Marynchak (Tribunal for Putin, November 7th)

War-related news from Russia and Belarus

“There are hundreds of mothers like me” – Meduza, 10 November

A self-destructing empire – The Insider, 9 November

Russia, the island of tranquillity – Meduza, 8 November

Guns instead of butter – Posle Media, 8 November

What do recent antisemitic riots tell us about Dagestan? – Open Democracy, 7 November

International solidarity

Digital infrastructures in Russia’s war against Ukraine – Commons (Spil’ne), 9 November 2023

“Aid delivered to Ukraine from unions in Wales” – Ukraine Solidarity Campaign, 5 November

Can EU help Belarussians who face choice between statelessness and prison – Open Democracy, 23 October 


πŸ”΄This bulletin is put together by labour movement activists in solidarity with Ukrainian resistance. More information at Ukraine Information Group.

We are also on twitter. Our aim is to circulate information in English that to the best of our knowledge is reliable. If you have something you think we should include, please send it to 2U022ukrainesolidarity@gmail.com.

The bulletin is also stored on line here.

To receive the bulletin regularly, send your email to:
To stop it, please reply with the word “STOP” in the subject field.

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