A Digest of News ✊ from Ukrainian Sources ⚔ 2-February-2025.

In this week’s bulletin

⬤ new allegations of Russian brutality and torture and use of munitions that inflict civilian casualties

News from the territories occupied by Russia

Russia sentences second Ukrainian abducted from Melitopol to 20 years on same fake ‘terrorism’ charges (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group January 30th)

Unending brutality against Crimean Tatar civic journalist sentenced to 15 years for reporting Russian repression (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group January 29th)

After fake ‘release’, Russia’s FSB re-abduct Donbas hostages first seized and tortured in 2017 (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group January 28th)

Review on the Human Rights Situation in Crimea October-December 2024 (Crimean Human Rights Group January 27th)

The situation at the front

Russia uses attack drones with enhanced warheads to increase civilian casualties, adviser to Ukrainian president says (Ukrainska Pravda January 30th)

Russian state media falsely alleges Ukrainian soldiers killed in Chasiv Yar were American mercenaries (The Insider January 30th)

News from Ukraine – general

Ukraine’s defense minister is being investigated for abuse of power – and could face up to six years in prison (Medusza January 29th)

War-related news from Russia:

Ukrainian tortured, starved and sentenced to 11 years for trying to rescue his mother from Kharkiv oblast war zone (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group January 31st)

`We’ll send you home in a body bag’: Mediazona investigation reveals rogue `private army’ inside Russian military that terrorized fellow soldiers (Medusza January 31st)

Ukrainian sentenced to 11 years in Russia for searching for mother in occupied territories (Ukrainska Pravda January 30th)

`The world doesn’t want to deal with us anymore’: Hundreds of thousands of Russians left their country after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Why have many started going back? (Medusza January 30th)

Russia earns billions of euros by exporting timber to EU in violation of sanctions, Earthsight investigation reveals (Ukrainska Pravda January 29th)

Europe says it wants to ditch Russian LNG – so why did imports hit a record high last year? (Medusza January 29th)

`The end of the war will herald far more challenges for the regime than the war itself’. As war deepens Russia’s wealth divide, the super-rich only grow richer. (Medusza January 28th)

Russia passes 14-year death sentence against abducted 61-year-old Ukrainian with cancer (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group January 27th)

The Gas Man Cometh: Moscow risks losing Transnistria by creating energy problems for Moldova (The Insider January 27th)

Analysis and comment

Unmaking the Ukrainian working class, Part I (Postsocialism January 30th)

No Washington, no problem: How Europe can support Ukraine and ensure its own security without US aid (The Insider January 30th)

Russia’s ‘strategy on fighting extremism’ is a threat to all Ukrainians on occupied territory (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group January 27th)

Cooperation of the International Criminal Court with Ukraine. Analytical review (Tribunal for Putin January 27th)

Solidarity actions

Solidarity with Ukraine: Rehabilitation Equipment donated to Hospital in Novovolynsk (KVPU January 30th)

The Belgian Committee of the ENSU (ENSU, Bsky, January 30th)

International campaign for the release of captives held as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (People First, January 30th)

“People first!” campaign calls to free the captives of Russia’s invasion (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group January 29th)

ZMINA gathered human rights defenders and authorities to discuss human rights and European integration of Ukraine (Zmina January 27th)

As we enter the fourth year of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the urgency to act has never been greater (Solidarity Collectives, X, January 27th)

Upcoming events

Saturday 15th February, 11.0 am — 4.0 pm, Conference: End the Russian invasion and occupation. National Education Union, Mabledon Place, London, WC1H 9BD. Register here.

Saturday 22nd February, 12.00 , Demonstrate at the Russian embassy. Assemble 12 noon – St Volodymyr statue, W11 3QY Rally 1pm – Russian embassy, W8 4QP

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News From Ukraine 💣 Bulletin 132

A Digest of News ✊ from Ukrainian Sources ⚔ 2-February-2025.

In this week’s bulletin

⬤ new allegations of Russian brutality and torture and use of munitions that inflict civilian casualties

News from the territories occupied by Russia

Russia sentences second Ukrainian abducted from Melitopol to 20 years on same fake ‘terrorism’ charges (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group January 30th)

Unending brutality against Crimean Tatar civic journalist sentenced to 15 years for reporting Russian repression (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group January 29th)

After fake ‘release’, Russia’s FSB re-abduct Donbas hostages first seized and tortured in 2017 (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group January 28th)

Review on the Human Rights Situation in Crimea October-December 2024 (Crimean Human Rights Group January 27th)

The situation at the front

Russia uses attack drones with enhanced warheads to increase civilian casualties, adviser to Ukrainian president says (Ukrainska Pravda January 30th)

Russian state media falsely alleges Ukrainian soldiers killed in Chasiv Yar were American mercenaries (The Insider January 30th)

News from Ukraine – general

Ukraine’s defense minister is being investigated for abuse of power – and could face up to six years in prison (Medusza January 29th)

War-related news from Russia:

Ukrainian tortured, starved and sentenced to 11 years for trying to rescue his mother from Kharkiv oblast war zone (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group January 31st)

`We’ll send you home in a body bag’: Mediazona investigation reveals rogue `private army’ inside Russian military that terrorized fellow soldiers (Medusza January 31st)

Ukrainian sentenced to 11 years in Russia for searching for mother in occupied territories (Ukrainska Pravda January 30th)

`The world doesn’t want to deal with us anymore’: Hundreds of thousands of Russians left their country after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Why have many started going back? (Medusza January 30th)

Russia earns billions of euros by exporting timber to EU in violation of sanctions, Earthsight investigation reveals (Ukrainska Pravda January 29th)

Europe says it wants to ditch Russian LNG – so why did imports hit a record high last year? (Medusza January 29th)

`The end of the war will herald far more challenges for the regime than the war itself’. As war deepens Russia’s wealth divide, the super-rich only grow richer. (Medusza January 28th)

Russia passes 14-year death sentence against abducted 61-year-old Ukrainian with cancer (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group January 27th)

The Gas Man Cometh: Moscow risks losing Transnistria by creating energy problems for Moldova (The Insider January 27th)

Analysis and comment

Unmaking the Ukrainian working class, Part I (Postsocialism January 30th)

No Washington, no problem: How Europe can support Ukraine and ensure its own security without US aid (The Insider January 30th)

Russia’s ‘strategy on fighting extremism’ is a threat to all Ukrainians on occupied territory (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group January 27th)

Cooperation of the International Criminal Court with Ukraine. Analytical review (Tribunal for Putin January 27th)

Solidarity actions

Solidarity with Ukraine: Rehabilitation Equipment donated to Hospital in Novovolynsk (KVPU January 30th)

The Belgian Committee of the ENSU (ENSU, Bsky, January 30th)

International campaign for the release of captives held as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (People First, January 30th)

“People first!” campaign calls to free the captives of Russia’s invasion (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group January 29th)

ZMINA gathered human rights defenders and authorities to discuss human rights and European integration of Ukraine (Zmina January 27th)

As we enter the fourth year of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the urgency to act has never been greater (Solidarity Collectives, X, January 27th)

Upcoming events

Saturday 15th February, 11.0 am — 4.0 pm, Conference: End the Russian invasion and occupation. National Education Union, Mabledon Place, London, WC1H 9BD. Register here.

Saturday 22nd February, 12.00 , Demonstrate at the Russian embassy. Assemble 12 noon – St Volodymyr statue, W11 3QY Rally 1pm – Russian embassy, W8 4QP

🔴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.


We are now on Facebook and Substack! Please subscribe and tell friends. Better still, people can email us at 2022ukrainesolidarity@gmail.com, and we’ll send them the bulletin direct every Monday. The full-scale Russian assault on Ukraine is going into its third year: we’ll keep information and analysis coming, for as long as it takes.

The bulletin is also stored on line here.

To receive the bulletin regularly, send your email to:
2022ukrainesolidarity@gmail.com.
To stop it, please reply with the word “STOP” in the subject field.

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