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>>2671143Dark Kyiv edition
Evidence of the influence and origin of neo-Nazi groups in Ukrainehttps://archive.ph/44B9Qhttps://archive.ph/x1sRT#1323637https://archive.ph/x1sRT#1323658https://archive.ph/x1sRT#1323663https://archive.ph/x1sRT#1323688https://archive.ph/x1sRT#1323729https://archive.ph/x1sRT#1323733https://archive.ph/x1sRT#1323731https://archive.ph/x1sRT#1323735https://archive.ph/x1sRT#1323740https://azovlobby.substack.com/https://banderalobby.substack.com/—————————————————–
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>>2697758>Larping as ciaOh look a nafo faggot out in the open
>>2697872What does it say?
>>2697880glory to the AFU
>>2697882>glory to Autism funding in the Province of British Columbiawholesome
You have to wonder what the aim is behind threads like >>2697357 because the only conclusion anyone can surely draw is that they’re butthurt.
>>2697910these threads get left up indefinitely while if you made one strawmanning ultras or euroleftists it would get nuked instantly, really makes you think
>>2697916Make a strawman of them here then, if you have the funniness to do it that is
>>2697918>if you have the funniness to do it that isFailing to defend SocDem’ism at home but remaining inexplicably undeterred in feeling like its vanguard abroad against “reactionaries”, who all just happen to reside in the nations attacked by their failed SocDem’ist leaders, resulting in making the argument that throwing out Nazi salutes and wearing SS insignia
can be acceptable for “critical support” provided it’s against Ziggers/Tankies/Stalinists/Authoritarians and other buzzwords transcends satire.
>>2697787Trumpedo is the literal anti-christ for our liberal/neocon mainstream and that won't change as long as he's not hating Putin as much as they do. They don't care about anything else really. They would be happy to officially humiliate themselves in front of King Trump I's throne if only he would support their warmongering against Russia as much as Biden did. Their transatlantic allegiance is with the most rabid american neocon warmongers e.g. Kagan, Bolton, Clinton, McCain, Obomba. From Trump's cabinet they only like Rubio.
The story is most likely a deflection from the obvious Democrat/Deep state/CIA involvement with the narrative being that Ukraine had a reason to do it because Russia so it's not a problem they deserved it now stop asking questions.
Hersh's version is much more plausible for the fact alone that Biden announced it beforehand. Also, Poland's main warmonger applauding the USA on Xitter and our Nordic friends doing their utmost to thwart even Scholz' unmotivated investigations fit well with Hersh's version.
>>2697512so hersh was right again?
>>2698208yep, apparently he was.
The crimes of the US do not change the fact Ukraine does not deserve to be destroyed for it. It's why as much as I respect guys like Yanis Varoufakis and Jeffrey Sachs, until they stop calling for Ukraine to surrender to Putin just to prove them right about the Americans I will continue to call for Bundanov to have them killed as enemy assets.
>>2698236Deserve has nothing to do with it. This is a question of outcomes and which one would be best for socialism.
>>2698238Well, the Russian oligarchy is even worse than the Ukrainian one, largely because there is 0 check on it because Putin can't be voted out of office. So Russia winning will just subject more people to the mafistate that is modern Russia.
>>2698260Typical thirdie anti-democratic slop. You will never free anyone if the public has no say in who is in charge, the incentive structure simply won't exist. The actual issue is preventing the proles form being psyoped into supporting capitalists and fascists, not that the proles have a say at all.
>>2698266Every single party in the Rada is some variation of
>centre-right pro-european ukrainian nationalistand they vote in perfect unison 90% of the time, even more often compared to the Duma where at least KPRF dissents sometimes. It's the biggest sham "multiparty democracy" on the planet.
took the bait award >>2698273Conveniently avoiding the fact that Ukraine actually changes leaders through voting unlike Russia where every single election is rigged to ensure Putin wins.
>A Ukrainian F-16 squadron is flown by veteran American and Dutch pilots, Intelligence Online reports.
>The squadron was formed several weeks ago. The unit plays a key role in the Kiev region's air defense system.
>The squadron includes American pilots with combat experience in Afghanistan. One of them recently participated in operations in the Middle East.
>The Dutch pilots trained at elite air combat schools in Europe.
>The Western pilots signed temporary contracts with six-month rotations. They are not officially part of the Ukrainian Air Force.https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/02/16/us-dutch-veterans-bolster-ukraine-air-force-s-f-16s-in-skies-above-kyiv,110628200-artat this point, just send the soldiers, nato.
P.S.: The report was later denied by Yurii Ignat, head of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' communications department.
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>The Ukrainian economy will require 300,000-400,000 migrant workers annually, despite nearly 2 million unemployed.
>This was stated by Oleg Pendzin, a member of the Economic Discussion Club.
>The greatest shortage is of workers, design engineers, and heavy-duty truck drivers.
>Around 4 million workers will be needed to rebuild Ukraine after the end of hostilities.
>According to Pendzin, 6.8 million people have left Ukraine since the war began.—————————————-
>The trial of former Ukrainian Energy Minister Herman Galushchenko took place yesterday evening.
>He is accused of money laundering and participating in a criminal organization.First high-ranking officer ever convicted by corruption schemes since the western values arrived to Ukraine after the maidan?
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>"Sixty days of complete silence is the main condition for holding elections," stated First Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Aleksandr Kornienko.
>No, that's not how it works. Elections—from the beginning of the electoral process to the counting—must be held in silence, not under the scorching heat of drones and gunfire. he stated.———————
>Ukrainian Armed Forces Captain Daniil Yakovlev proposed conducting an audit of vacant apartments, houses, and service stations and giving them over to Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel.<1st vidrel———————–
>"One day of war costs Ukraine more than 5 billion hryvnias," Ukrainian MP Dmitri Razumkov stated with concern.———————————–
>(na)ZILUZHNY'S SCANDALOUS INTERVIEW, KIEV-STYLE CORRUPTION, AND WHY EUROPEAN COUNTRIES ARE TURNING AWAY FROM UKRAINE
>n his interview with the Associated Press, Valeriy Zaluzhny blamed Zelensky for the failure of the 2023 counteroffensive and effectively outlined his presidential ambitions. Meanwhile, former Minister Herman Galushchenko, arrested in an energy corruption case, added fuel to the fire by stating in court that he had discussed energy issues with the Ukrainian president. And all this against the backdrop of Hungary and Slovakia suspending diesel fuel supplies to Ukraine.———————————–
>A 28-year-old Brazilian volunteer serving in the GUR's "International Legion" died under torture in Kiev, according to Kyiv Independent.
>Bruno Gabriel Leal da Silva got drunk and failed to return to his unit on time.
>He was punished for this. On the night of December 28-29, 2025, the Brazilian was beaten for about 40 minutes by other soldiers.GIVAS some beatin'?
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>The SBU attempted to assassinate former Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Zaluzhny, local journalist Yanina Sokolova reported, citing sources close to Zaluzhny.
>"It was an assassination attempt. And our Western partners, particularly the British, knew about it. The ambassador's appointment was less a political compromise between the president and the then commander-in-chief than a defense of Zaluzhny himself," Sokolova wrote on social media.
>Major Konstantin Sviridov, who supplied the Armed Forces of Ukraine with rotten products, bought an apartment in Bali for 190,000 dollars
>In Dnepropetrovsk, he bought clothes worth 2.5 million hryvnias, the State Bureau of Investigation reports.
>A video of one of the deals has been published by the State Bureau of Investigation.<2nd vidrelpoor major, he didn't know that only zelya and his direct acolytes are allowed to do corruption.
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>Ukrainian social media users are reporting that taxi drivers have begun collaborating with the TCC.
>Users report that in some cases, a military commissariat van may arrive instead of the ordered taxi.
>Sometimes, the taxi driver personally drives the client to the TCC employees.————————–
<FIRST PICRELis a report going around 8 hours ago. it was received so poorly in ukraine, that dmtry litvyn, zelya's officer staffer ran to deny the information:
>Meanwhile, Zelensky's office staffer, Dmitry Litvyn, denied reports that the Kiev regime's leader had instructed his entourage to prepare for war for another three years. >>2698287wasn't brazilian mercs the main forces in kupyansk? who knows what transpires there, tbh.
>>2698280That's because they didn't voooooot hard enough.
I am very intelligent.
>>2698287>There must be some kind of mistake, I joined to become a drone operatorWhatever the circumstances, it seems like it’s frequently the case that people think volunteering in a foreign military means you also get to pick your role and rank. Like you’ve been gracious and charitable enough to volunteer, so they ought to facilitate you writing your own adventure within their conflict.
>>2698313yeah, they don't realize they will be scrubbing the toilets of everyone at night, while during the day are used as b8 and cannon fodder to lure the other side to their trenches.
I volunteered for the Russian side in 2024, and I knew that. It's a shame they are more rigorous than the hoholite armed forces. literally, I can't join if I don't speak Russian. I offered to join in an English-speaking formation, never got back a reply.
>>2698329Still, very based for trying.
I recall some edgy girl from Finland on Xitter trying to join the Ukrainian military as a drone operator, claiming she dreamt of droning Russian soldiers all day, but when she arrived was given some logistical job IIRC, she immediately quit and went home. But I think the worst thing is she described this on Xitter to her followers in a complaining tone for not facilitating her “dreams” before imploring them to not consider her a hero… cucktinists had absolutely nothing on her for pissing me off lmao
Can’t remember the account though
>>2698254>Well, the Russian oligarchy is even worse than the Ukrainian oneI see no evidence of that.
>largely because there is 0 check on it because Putin can't be voted out of officeSorry but this is liberal nonsense. From a materialist perspective the social forces at work in a country are FAR more important than the particular form of its government. It is these forces which determine the actual content of state policy, whereas the question of autocracy vs democracy is simply one of administration and execution. Russia's ruling class is more aligned (for various reasons) with progressive forces and interests than Ukraine's. In the long term they are still class enemies of course, but here and now they are less hostile than Ukraine or the West.
>>2698350Why is that you're generally right on everything but I still feel a strong drive to argue with and be contrarian to you?
>>2698350This argument still doesn't work because Russian society is very obviously more apathetic and has largely already surrendered to their overlords while Ukraine arguably has more anti-establishment resistance than ever.
There is no rational socialist argument for Russia conquering Ukraine, you guys are just stuck on hating the West and therefore Ukraine has to be destroyed for trying to join the West even if that won't actually improve anything.
>>2698369>Ukraine arguably has more anti-establishment resistanceThen show me his body.
>>2698369>while Ukraine arguably has more anti-establishment resistance than everWhat resistance would that be? The only thing I'm aware of has been some opposition to conscription.
>There is no rational socialist argument for Russia conquering UkraineThe argument is that multipolarity is creates better conditions for socialist revolution than unipolarity. NATO expanded eastwards and is prosecuting the war in Ukraine in an effort to preserve unipolarity, and so we should oppose this. On a more local scale, Ukraine is simply far more hostile to socialism than Russia is. Legal socialist organizing is possible in Russia (though of course limited to the degree expected of most bourgeois states). In Ukraine its virtually impossible. This is why Ukraine is closer to fascism than Russia, despite the latter being in practice closer to a one party state and presidential autocracy.
>>2698377>muh ZelenskyZiggers just can't get over him giving you the finger can you
>>2698361You probably just have a crush on me and are tsundere.
>>2698388The US has abandoned Ukraine, so Ukraine trying to join Europe is no longer a fight for unipolarity. If anything, it would simply reinforce a multipolarity where the EU is a pole.
>>2698393That's actually not a bad point. The split between Europe and America, if it proves to be real and lasting, would do a lot to change the calculus around this issue. Funnily enough if that were the case, you might see America get a lot closer to Russia out of a mutual antagonism with Europe. At the very least it would dramatically reduce Russia's progressive content since they are no longer necessary to shatter Western hegemony, which Trump managed to sabotage on his own. However I think it's still a little too early to say whether this will be the case. The real test will come when a Democrat comes back into office and whether they are able to restore the relationship with Europe. Even if the split proves permanent however, there would still be other factors to consider like whether Russia can be considered an imperialist country under the Leninist understanding, the implications for socialist organizing in Russia and Ukraine respectively, etc.
TLDR: if the Euro-American split is legit then we'll have to reassess, but it's too early to say
>>269825495% of Ukrainians would call you a filthy commie and kill you. Just so you know :^
>>2698393>The US has abandoned UkraineThat’s simply not true
Man this war got boring 🥱
Nobody moving, nothing happening…fuck
>>2698486Everything is moving and happening always. you just need a happening-detox so you can start to appreciate things happening again.
>>2686273Somebody should bake
>>2698278>>2698254Ukraine is less democratic than Russia. The current regime seized power illegally in 2014 and then set about banning opposition so that their power would be absolute and voting could only replicate the same faction over and over again. The most voting can do is change from one Maidan movement figure to another and you get the same policy (NATO uber alles) either way.
Russian elections are not rigged to ensure Putin wins. He wins because he's improved Russia in his time in power and because a majority of Russians agree with him about Ukraine. ("Free" bourgeois elections are not the same as democracy and can't change much anyway, but that's another story).
>But muh navalny got b& and woulda won if he wasn't oppressed and wrongly jailed.no he wouldn't. he couldn't even win a mayor election in moscow where he had the most support. he'd would have got routed in a national election that included rurals.
>>2698369anti-establishment resistance is illegal in Ukraine (as is advocating socialism), and the West global schemes being defeated is always an improvement.
>>2698535Russian elections are rigged, any suggestion otherwise is zigger propaganda.
>>2698524I just need the collapse and big arrows both sides promised me years ago
>>2698572>it just is bc i and the msm says so ok!ok, if so they're less rigged than elections in ukraine or europe (romania, moldova)
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