Defend independence of Ukraine!

Vol. 87/No. 8 - February 27, 2023

Statement by Joanne Kuniansky, Socialist Workers Party candidate for New Jersey state Senate, Feb. 15.  A year ago on Feb. 24 Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an all-out invasion of Ukraine, expecting to rapidly conquer Kyiv, the capital, arrest and…


Moscow tightens grip on occupied Crimea

Vol. 87/No. 7 - February 20, 2023
From May 18-20, 1944, Stalinist regime in the USSR deported 200,000 Tatars from Crimea, slandering them all as Nazis.

Russian occupation forces have stepped up arrests in Crimea over the last several months, especially targeting Crimean Tatars for “crimes” such as singing songs in Ukrainian at their weddings. The assaults are fueling resistance to Moscow’s rule and the decadeslong…


Defend Ukraine independence! Defeat Moscow’s invasion!

‘Flower protests’ against Putin’s war spread in Russia
Vol. 87/No. 7 - February 20, 2023
“Flower protest” memorials protesting Moscow’s war in Ukraine are spreading across Russia. Above, placard in Perm reads, “Peace to Ukraine, freedom for Russia,” “No to war,” “This is happening, do not close your eyes.” It ends saying, “The people are the power.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin is amassing forces in preparation for a deadly spring offensive in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. The Ukrainian military, backed by volunteers, is preparing to repulse Moscow’s attacks and launch a counter-offensive. Putin claims his…


Interview with Pussy Riot’s Masha Alyokhina

Vol. 87/No. 7 - February 20, 2023

REYKJAVIK, Iceland — For the first time, the Militant was able to interview Masha Alyokhina, a member of Pussy Riot, a performance art collective, whose members have been imprisoned for their opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime and its…


Ukraine fighters battle Putin’s push in Donetsk

Support Ukraine independence, Moscow out now!
Vol. 87/No. 6 - February 13, 2023
Woman holds sign, “Ukraine: not our enemies, but our brothers,” at monument to Ukrainian poet Lesya Ukrainka in Moscow Jan. 21. Bouquets, toys placed at sites in 50 cities protesting Moscow’s deadly Jan. 14 strike on Dnipro apartments show growing opposition to Putin’s war.

Almost a year after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine, he is intensifying efforts to bomb its people into submission. His regime, whose origins lie in the KGB political police apparatus of the former Soviet Union, aims…


Support Ukraine independence, fight to defeat Putin’s invasion

Vol. 87/No. 5 - February 6, 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin is now preparing to turn his nearly yearlong invasion of Ukraine into a drawn-out and grinding war, with systematic air and artillery attacks on civilian targets. He’s building up troop levels and weaponry for a new…


Defend Ukraine independence! Moscow troops get out now!

Vol. 87/No. 4 - January 30, 2023
Ukraine protest in New York Times Square Feb. 26, 2022

Moscow’s larger and better armed military continues to fail to make any substantial gains against determined and motivated Ukrainian workers and soldiers defending their country’s independence.  Russian President Vladimir Putin has turned to a protracted war of attrition, seeking a…


‘Peace’ movement backs Putin’s war aims

Vol. 87/No. 4 - January 30, 2023

As he openly explained, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine last February to destroy its government, subjugate its people, obliterate their national identity, and incorporate it into a rebuilt greater Russian empire. With working people in the…


Back Ukraine independence! Protest Putin’s war, bombings

Vol. 87/No. 3 - January 16, 2023

Ukrainian people have stepped up the courageous defense of their homeland as fighting grinds on in the south and east and as Moscow’s bombardment of cities across the country continues. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s assault on the country’s power infrastructure…


Defend Ukraine independence! Demand Moscow troops out now!

Vol. 87/No. 2 - January 9, 2023
In mid-November, women protested outside offices of Russian military from St. Petersburg, above, to Ulyanovsk, over the treatment of conscripted relatives. Placard demands investigation of deaths and injuries of those sent to Ukraine front lines from the Belgorod region.

Working people in Ukraine continue to lead the defense of their homeland from deadly bombardment and war moves carried out by the forces of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime. They’ve pushed Moscow’s invaders back from over half the territory Russian…