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In this week’s bulletin: French unions’ solidarity call/ “Left” conscription paradox/ Kherson defiant/ Displaced Ukrainians/ Under Russian & Israeli bombardment/ Russia tortures & kills Ukrainian POWs: the evidence/ Russia abducts Ukrainian children
News from the territories occupied by Russia:
Kherson father and daughter abducted, tortured and given huge sentences for trying to escape Russian occupation (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, February 20th)
Russia’s FSB to receive unlimited power to block access to Internet and mobile phones in occupied Ukraine (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, February 20th)
Seven Ukrainian teenagers brought back after abuse and threats in occupied territory (Ukrainska Pravda, February 20th)
The Face of Resistance: Crimean Tatar Activist Seitveli Seitabdiev (Crimea Platform, February 20th)
Russia uses illegal ruling outlawing a different ‘Crimean Tatar Battalion’ for huge sentences against Ukrainian POWs (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, February 19th)
‘Witness’ changes story to fit prosecution in Russia’s ‘trial’ of 75-year-old Ukrainian political prisoner Volodymyr Ananiev (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, February 17th)
Crimean seized at Moscow airport faces up to 20-year sentence for donations to Ukraine (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, February 16th)
Life Under Occupation (Alter Pravo, January 2026)
News from Ukraine:
Frontline city Kherson remains defiant four years after Russia’s invasion (Observer, February 21st)
Russia readmitted to Paralympics after Heraskevych banned for remembering the Ukrainian athletes it killed (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, February 18th)
ZMINA & “Someone Loves Someone” held Evening of Love and Equality (Zmina, February 17th)
Ex-Energy Minister Arrested Trying to Flee Ukraine (Kyiv Post, February 15th)
War-related news from Russia:
Memory replacement: Gulag history museum to be emasculated (Mediazona, 20 February)
Severed ears, executions and a crucified mouse: journalists examine Russian general’s messages (Ukrainska Pravda, February 20th)
“The study had nothing to do with treatment”: Russian institute that supplied toxin used on Navalny looked into methods for its detection (The Insider, February 20th)
Suppliers of death: The Insider identifies another 300 companies making purchases on behalf of the Russian military (The Insider, February 18th)
“She fell in love with a Ukrainian soldier. Russia put her on trial for treason” (Meduza, 18 February)
How Russia forces troops in to combat (Meduza, 18 February)
“But Russians are resisting” – Meet Putin’s exiled opponents in Europe (New Eastern Europe, February 16th)
What the Wagner group did: “the Central African Republic supports Trump” (iStories, 14 February)
Analysis and comment:
Under both Israeli and Russian bombardment (Labour Hub, February 21st)
“For a just and lasting peace, solidarity with Ukraine’s resistance” – French unions’ call to demonstrate in Paris on 21 February (Ukraine Solidarity Campaign, February 20th)
Statement on the Designation of the International Memorial Association as an ‘Undesirable Organization’ (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, February 19th)
Ukraine’s Displaced Must Not Be Ignored in Peace Talks (Zois, February 19th)
The Conscription Paradox: Why Western Leftists Who Weaponise Ukrainian Mobilisation Betray the People They Claim to Defend (Red Mole Substack, February 18th)
Research of human rights abuses:
Abduction and militarisation of Ukrainian children — a threat to Europe: Onysiia Syniuk spoke on the sidelines of the Munich Conference (Zmina, February 16th)
Human rights organizations call on the government to ensure dignified evacuation and accommodation for people in need of inpatient care (Zmina, February 19th)
International solidarity:
Introducing Soya: new fighter (Solidarity Collectives, 22 February)
Appeal for support / sad news from Dnipro (Facebook, February 19th)
Ukraine at the Berlin film festival: Traces (Russian Reader, February 19th)
Upcoming events:
Monday February 23rd, 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM Eastern Standard Time (US). Ukraine’s Anti-Imperialist Struggle: on line meeting.
Sunday 1 March, 6.0-8.0pm, Shoty Cafe (upper ground), SW7 3DL. Write lettersto Russia’s political prisoners. No knowledge of Russian is required. All materials and guidance will be provided.
Wednesday 4 March, 6–8pm, Ukraine Solidarity Campaign Public Meeting. Wilson Room, Portcullis House, Parliament, 1 Victoria Embankment, London SW1A 2JR. Chair: John McDonnell MP. Speakers include: Mick Antoniw MS / Yuliya Yurchenko, Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine / Yuliia Bond, Ukrainian Association of Wales / Tanya Vyhovsky, Vermont State Senator / Mariia Pastukh, Vsesvit – Ukraine Solidarity Collective / Johanna Baxter MP / Clive Lewis MP / Stephen Russell, TUC International / Mick Whelan, former ASLEF General Secretary
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