Ukrainian Parliament supports Nadiya Savchenko today #FreeSavchenko

10155039_10152758763134358_1912872675_nBy Aliona Shkrum, Member of Parliament, Batkivshchyna Party
01.13.2015
Translated and edited by Voices of Ukraine

Banner hung in Ukrainian Parliament today

Banner hung in Ukrainian Parliament today

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine [Ukraine’s Parliament] voted for two resolutions to appeal to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe [PACE], and separately to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President François Hollande and the President of Russia (the leaders of the participating countries in the “Normandy format” negotiations) on the release from custody of Batkivshchyna Party MP Nadiya Savchenko. It so happens that we do not have direct contact with Puyhlo [pejorative for Putin], so it is necessary that we demand that others, who do, talk. With the language of sanctions and the language of diplomacy. And we are doing everything for this to happen. At PACE, negotiations are ongoing and they are considering various possibilities from adding pressure to making concessions to the Russian delegation for the purpose of one common goal – the liberation of Nadiya. Now it’s a question of saving her life. In the balcony of the Parliamentary chamber her sister also stood, who has been keeping up so courageously for so many days.

“Free Nadiya Savchenko”

 

Source: Aliona Shkrum FB

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Dmitry Tymchuk: Military update 1/13 #FreeSavchenko

information_resistance_logo_engDmitry Tymchuk, Head of the Center for Military and Political Research, Coordinator of the Information Resistance group, Member of Parliament (People’s Front)
01.13.2015
Translated and edited by Voices of Ukraine

Operational data from Information Resistance:

Over the last three days, the situation in the conflict zone in Donbas has seriously exacerbated. Russian-terrorist troops are taking advantage of the so-called “truce” to carry out organizational work aimed at increasing the combat capability of their units. That includes repairing equipment and armaments that were previously engaged in combat, and resupply the units’ personnel. To cover up the increased intensity of fire on the positions of Ukrainian troops and the regrouping of equipment and personnel, the enemy is conducting a fierce information campaign accusing the Ukrainian side of “sabotaging the truce.”

In the Donetsk direction, near Mairupol, and in the Luhansk oblast, the enemy equipment and armaments that had previously been withdrawn deep behind the lines are being deployed towards the front line.

In the Donetsk oblast, massive shelling was renewed by composite artillery groups of Russian-terrorist troops (122 mm D-30 howitzers, 120 mm mortars, multiple rocket launcher systems), specifically in the area of Avdiivka, Donetsk (north and northwestern parts), and Horlivka (Kurhanka area).

Ukrainian artillery suppressed several enemy firing positions near Horlivka and Yasynuvata. Owing to successful counter-battery combat, a cannon artillery battery of Russian-terrorist troops was destroyed.

Despite the statements of the “DNR” [Donetsk people’s republic] leadership that the terrorists “will not allow the rotation of Ukrainian troops at the Donetsk airport” without their [terrorist] supervision, Ukrainian troops are delivering ammunition and food, collecting the wounded, and ensuring personnel rotation in the Donetsk airport. Several approach and supply routes to this site have been developed, and the terrorists are unable to cut them off.

According to our reports, several new units of the Russian Armed Forces appeared near Snizhne (Donetsk oblast), taking control of the local transport infrastructure and organizing regularly manned checkpoints in the area. We are expecting a large unit to be deployed from Russia in this area in the nearest future.

A unit of the “Army of novorossiya” in the area of Dokuchajevsk, infamous for its habit of undirected and chaotic artillery fire, attempted two consecutive attacks on the positions of Ukrainian troops over the past day. After being met with the retaliatory artillery and mortar fire of Ukrainian troops, the above unit incurred losses and was forced to retreat to its original position. After both attacks failed, the insurgents accused their commander of directing the attacks in a state of alcoholic intoxication.

In the Luhansk oblast, Russian-terrorist troops are making active attempts to push Ukrainian units across the Siversky Donets River. Near Checkpoints 29 and 31, the enemy is actively employing artillery (both cannon and reactive).

In a skirmish near Shchastya, the combat security of one of the Ukrainian units crushed the vanguard of a composite tactical group of the Russian Armed Forces, which was moving to advanced-guard positions.

Near Krymske, both sides are engaged in active counter-battery artillery combat. As a result of strikes by Ukrainian artillery, the enemy lost at least one tank, two BTR-80 armored personnel carriers, and one BMP-2 infantry combat vehicle.

Near Stanytsia Luhanska, Ukrainian artillery, after being fired at, delivered retaliatory fire and de facto destroyed an insurgent checkpoint.

In the area of Krasnodon, the joint forces of the “LNR” [Luhansk people’s republic] units and Russian special forces successfully finished “demilitarization” of the “Odesa” gang, whose leaders had previously sharply refused the demand to subordinate to the single command of Russian-terrorist. The operation to disarm the “Odesa” gang insurgents employed armored vehicles and sniper groups.

In Rovenky, locals are outraged at the fact that local “law enforcement bodies” are hiring known criminals, including repeat offenders. Some of these “law enforcement officers,” freely walking the city and carrying weapons, have done time 3 or 4 times.

The conflict between the “LNR” leadership and the so-called “Cossack” formations acting in the Pervomaisk–Stakhanov area is nearing resolution. The compromise suggested by the “LNR” leadership entails “legalizing” these gangs by including them in the ranks of the “LNR people’s police.”

A unit of the Russian Armed Forces (approximately 300 persons) was reported arriving in Luhansk. The Russian military servicemen are dressed in winter fatigues without insignia, well-armed and well-equipped. The unit was stationed in the dormitories of the Luhansk National Agrarian University.

video: Baby, that’s Ruscism (english version)

Source: Dmitry Tymchuk FB

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Pro-russische Terroristen zerschossen einen Zivilbus nahe Wolnowacha

Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUrE2IL5BWo

“Waffenruhe” in der Ostukraine: Pro-russische Terroristen zerschossen einen Zivilbus nahe Wolnowacha, 8 Tote

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Hope for Nadiya Savchenko: Global Action January 26 #FreeSavchenko

By Voices of Ukraine
01.12.2015

“This is not suicide but the only method of fighting available to me.” –Nadiya Savchenko

Yesterday (Jan. 11), Mark Feygin, the attorney for Nadiya Savchenko–a former Ukrainian pilot and now Member of Parliament who was kidnapped and abducted to Russia and is being illegally held on false charges as a Russian captive (perhaps hostage is closer to it)–tweeted an open call for worldwide participation in the January 26th global campaign to support Savchenko, now on her 31st day of a hunger strike in a Russian prison. 4 days ago she was put into solitary confinement for continuing her hunger strike. She takes only warm water and recently a glucose drip, adding only a cup of tea for Ukrainian Christmas. Today (Jan. 12), her lawyer Mark Feygin finally got a chance to meet with Savchenko with an intention to try to get her to stop the hunger strike, as she’s stated she wants to continue until the 26th. Previously, such entreaties by Batkivshchyna Party leader Yulia Tymoshenko were not heeded by Savchenko. And today, she reiterated that she will continue her hunger strike until she is on Ukraine’s soil or dies in a Russian prison. “I have given my word that ‘Until the day I return to Ukraine, or until the last day of my life in Russia!’ and I will not back down, otherwise what value would my words have?! – she writes in her letter today. (Full translation of her letter here).

Nadiya Savchenko is an elected member of Parliament (Batkivshchyna Party), the hope is that with full delegate authority in PACE she will gain diplomatic immunity and the government of the Russian Federation should release her from custody. This was announced by her lawyer. However, that immunity may only exist for the delegate’s country of origin and not extend to Russia as Russian authorities are claiming. PACE President Anne Brasseur is visiting Kyiv on January 15-16 and perhaps some possibilities may still be worked out.

Mark Feygin also wrote on his Twitter:
“On January 26, the opening day of the PACE session, [I] call to enter the global rally in support of Savchenko, around the world.”

In a separate tweet he also wrote that for the January 26th action there are “no chiefs, no organizers, and so on.” “Coordinate yourselves, organize yourselves” – the lawyer added.

On January 5, social networks launched an online action in support of Savchenko. Activists created and disseminated materials with information about the Ukrainian pilot/MP in Twitter and Facebook networks, with the hashtag #FreeSavchenko. Actions under this hashtag are initiated by British activist Alex King @Glasnost Gone who’s been working very hard to get the word out and to compile statistics and videos on some key Ukrainian issues, Savchenko’s imprisonment being one of them. He is joined by many others including Voices of Ukraine (@maidantranslations.com) and EuromaidanPress (@EMPR), Digital Maidan was asked by the lawyers to help put a twitter storm together as well, and so on outward through the networks of contacts everyone has, in a rhizomatic fashion. Multitudes of other activists have been working enthusiastically on Twitter and in letter writing to media, politicians and PACE members as well. The idea being that a lot of smaller community organizations are now beginning to unite across borders to combine efforts and speak as one united powerful voice for Ukraine on pressure point issues. Please continue to do so within all of your organizations for this action! As Alex King says:

“I joined twitter to try and unite people; to get us all shouting with one voice. Ukrainians all over the world now feel part of something and can help Ukraine. We fight for Nadiya, but by doing so we fight for Ukraine and keep her in the news.”

Currently, there have been around 150,000 tweets since #FreeSavchenko was started on November 19, 2014 and by the 26th this should increase to 200,000. The goal is to reach 1 million tweets on January 26th. As King states, “Much of the media ignore Twitter, campaigns/trends come and go, but its hard to ignore 1 Million Tweets. Also its impossible for the Kremlin to discredit, as the proof is there for all too see. The aim is to get Nadiya front and center in the world news on Jan 26th.

Other goals are to raise global awareness of her plight as her hunger strike continues, to put pressure on media and politicians to raise their voices in outrage over her continued imprisonment under falsified charges and that of other Ukrainian political prisoners of war being held illegally by Russia (it is said that Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov is supposed to be released sometime this month by RF authorities but it is entirely unclear when). The Ukrainian captives are unable to get POW status because they are caught in a loophole without an official declaration of war or invasion by either side in this situation. This would de facto make them hostages, even though they are clearly POWs and political prisoners.

On January 26th:
Please have a selfie image like the ones below holding up the #FreeSavchenko hashtag sign prepared to tweet on or before January 26. Take it to hold near something iconic where you live, use your own language as well as the hashtag, let us know where you’re from in the world! Put it on your puppy or cat. The purpose of this kind of photo is to give the media some human interest images to show if they report on the action (and we want to encourage them to report as much as possible as one of the goals of the Twitter storm), so remember to also tweet it to your local or favorite media people. Don’t forget to use the hashtag #FreeSavchenko for every single tweet! We need to take the total tweets to 1 million together! And keep tweeting and retweeting the ones at #FreeSavchenko.

If you don’t use Twitter, please feel free to send your images here or post them to our Voices of Ukraine–Official FB page.

Jarema and Veronica Polataiko. Chernivtsi, Ukraine

Jarema and Veronica Polataiko. Chernivtsi, Ukraine

Ewa Janowicz: Poland is here. I`m with you, I'm with Nadiya. Use my pic if you want

Ewa Janowicz: Poland is here. I`m with you, I’m with Nadiya. Use my pic if you want

Rome, Italy

Rome, Italy

Rome, Italy

Rome, Italy

 “But I want to reassure you that I have never been weak and never will be! They cannot break my spirit, and I’m not going to get into battle with the prison guards!  The main thing is to hold out in spirit, and my physical strength will recover. .. And if God has need for something else, then so be it … the loss of one fighter is a very great loss, but it is in no way a lost war!  Ukraine will win!” –Nadiya Savchenko (January 12 letter from prison)

READ MORE:

Kharkiv Human Rights Group: Nadiya Savchenko will not end her hunger strike nor let them break her spirit

Kharkiv Human Rights Group: Write to PACE: Nadiya Savchenko has been on hunger strike for 29 days

Washington Post, UA News: Russia’s illegal prisoners of war 

 

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Aufruf und Anleitung der russischen Kommunisten zu Terroranschlägen in der Ukraine

Eine Teilübersetzung des Textes auf der offiziellen Seite der Kommunistischen Partei der Russischen Föderation

Quelle:
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Zum Thema Untergrund

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Kategorie: Im 3. Weltkrieg
Veröffentlicht am 05.01.2015 14:21
Verfasser: Aleksej Anpilogow, M.Forkosigan
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Zum Thema Untergrund

Die jüngste Explosion in Odesa verändert die Lage eher wenig. Die Lage hat schon an Stabilität mit monumentalen Zügen gewonnen: Mariupol und Charkiw, Odesa und Saporischja, Dnipropetrwsk, Mykolajiw, sogar Kyiw – viele ukrainische Städte haben eine bedeutende Gruppe der Bevölkerung, die mit dem Regime und mit seiner Außen-, aber insbesondere mit seiner Innenpolitik unzufrieden ist.

Sie haben sich damit nicht abgefunden, sie haben nicht verziehen, sie haben nicht kapituliert.

Jene öffentlichen Demonstrationen, die im März-Mai 2014 Odesa und Charkiw erschütterten, wurden zwar mit harten und blutigen Methoden rasch und effizient unterdrückt – gegen die heutige Untergrundbewegung sind solche Vorgehensweisen nutzlos. Wie die Weizenkeime unter der Schneedecke wartet die Untergrundbewegung nur auf die erste beste Möglichkeit, um an die Oberfläche zu kommen.

Dabei verlaufen geheimdienstliche Aktivitäten im Untergrundmilieu sehr schwierig und ineffizient: Die Untergrundkämpfer bauen keine solchen offenen Strukturen auf, die mit ihrem Untergrundkampf explizit verbunden sind. Werden solche Strukturen jedoch aufgebaut, so wird ihr wahrer Zweck perfekt getarnt – Briefmarken sammeln oder die Serie Warhammer 40,000 besprechen.

Eine typische Untergrundzelle besteht aus 3 bis 5 Personen. Zum gesamten Netzwerk besteht eine sporadische Verbindung. Ihre Aktivitäten werden entweder mit einem gut getarntem Untergrundzentrum koordiniert, oder gar nicht koordiniert, sondern in eigener Regie durchgeführt.

Außerdem, sollen sich die Staatsschutzorgane an diesem Spiel in welcher Weise auch immer beteiligen – sei es durch die organisierten Provokationen oder durch die Bildung von infiltrierten Untergrundzellen, die die Untergrundaktivitäten unter Kontrolle bringen sollen – wird das Endergebnis dadurch nicht verändert. Solange die Probleme der Gesellschaft nicht gelöst sind, ist der Untergrund unbesiegbar. Die Erfahrungen der US- und der UdSSR-Gehemdienste im 20. Jhd. zeigen, dass eine solche Vorgehensweise den Untergrund nur teilweise, aber niemals vollständig zu 100 % zerschlagen kann.

Jede Zuspitzung der Situation in der Gesellschaft aktiviert den Untergrund, der das Fleisch auf seine immer vorhandenen Knochen sofort bringt.

Manche „Keime der künftigen Revolte“ kommen durch die Filter der Staatsschutzorgane und werden zu dem Zündstoff, der eine Explosion zum ungünstigsten Moment für den Staat und dessen Organe, die für sein Leben und Sicherheit Sorge tragen sollen, initiiert.

Denn die Grundlage der Aktivitäten eines jeden Untergrunds bildet nicht die Untergrundtätigkeit an sich, sonder die von außen gestaltenden Eingrenzungen und das innere Werteskala.

Die Lage ist sehr einfach: Der Untergrund verlangt immer nach Verbotenem und zwar durch verbotene Methoden.
Sollten Versammlungen unter bestimmten Fahnen verboten werden, werden sie im Verborgenen abgehalten.
Sollte öffentliche Verkündung einer bestimmten Ideologie oder bestimmter politischer Ansichten verboten werden, entstehen sie im Untergrund.

Machen Sie sich nichts vor – Demokratie kann genauso totalitär wie Autokratie sein und sie tut es meisterhaft.

Sein „1984“ schrieb Orwell nicht von der Stalins UdSSR sondern vom alten guten England zur Zeit des 2. Weltkrieges ab. Sollte es im 2. Weltkrieg tatsächlich zum Stellungskampf zwischen zwei oder drei Weltmächten mal kommen – falls der Konflikt nicht schnell genug gelöst werden konnte, wäre sein Anti-Engsoc-Untergrund durchaus möglich.

In Bezug auf die Untergrundaktivitäten soll noch ein weiterer schwerwiegender Faktor in Betracht gezogen werden: Wenn der Untergrund seine Ziel nicht erreichen und seine Aufgaben nicht lösen kann, kann er in diesem Partisanen-Modus unendlich lange existieren.

Im Unterschied zu legalen politischen Bewegungen oder gar zu erklärten Aufständischen, die immer ein Rennen gegen die Zeit beginnen, wenn sie aktiv werden, ist ein Untergrund in der Lage, sehr lange weiter zu bestehen, abgeschottet in seiner eigenen Nische. Die dort enthaltenen Strukturen mit mehreren Dutzenden oder Hunderten Personen werden die Impulse für die 5 bis 10 % der Gesellschaft geben.

Das Gros der Bevölkerung wird über die Untergrundaktivitäten durch die kurzen Berichten in Massenmedien, zufällige Graffitis, Flugzettel an der Hauswand, oder auch aus den Triumphmeldungen über die Festnahme eines anderen Untergrundanführers informiert.

Wie sich jetzt aber herausstellt, recht ein solcher Keim des Untergrundwiderstandes vollkommen aus, um später die Lage in einer Millionenstadt auf den Kopf zu stellen.

Meine jetzige Aufgabe besteht darin, diejenige, die das „Seltsame wollen“, darüber aufzuklären, wie dieser Weg des zivilen Ungehorsams und Dissens zum verbrecherischen Regime mit minimalen Verlusten und Opfern beschritten werden kann. Und zwar wie eigene politische Ziele im Endeffekt erfolgreich erreicht werden können.

Anmerkung des Übersetzers:
Im folgenden klärt sein Parteigenosse M.Forkosigan in 26 Punkten darüber auf, wie diese hehren politischen Ziele in der Ukraine durch Terror, Mord usw. erreicht werden können

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