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  1. Cossacks and Maroons

    #Maroon communities of #Americas are of interest to anti-authoritarian left of the area, looking for inspiration outside White/European context. One way to explain history of #Cossacks of #Ukraine to an American Leftist would be to define it as European analogue of a Maroon society.

    avtonom.org/en/author_columns/

    #anarchy #AutonomousAction

  2. From school to battlefield to grave: how Russian cossacks drive young people to war.

    The All-Russian Cossack Society turns school clubs into pipelines for state-sponsored militarisation and recruitment for war in Ukraine.

    Bellingcat shows how they shape an alternative mobilisation force.

    mediafaro.org/article/20251205

    #Cossacks #Russia #WarInUkraine #Military #Army #Soldiers #Mobilisation #Militarisation #WarRecruitment

  3. Good morning to readers; Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.

    Many of today’s Ukrainians are descended from #Cossacks, free people living on the Ukrainian steppe.

    They inspire Vadym, an officer who founded the ‘Spas’ Brotherhood to keep their tradition of rebellion alive.

  4. from Bandera Fella *-^ @banderafella.bsky.social

    In Vovchansk, our Cossacks are sweeping through several streets, pushing forward steadily. Meanwhile, Russian biker scum are trying to storm our positions. But our warriors are tearing them apart, crushing...(more)

    #Ukraine #Cossacks #DeadRussians

  5. Article in Finnish, but very important in current #russia conflict

    Kreml uses ”traditional Russian heritage” as reasons to setup paramilitary training abroad. These ”cossacks” are not ethnic #cossacks, but are paid by Russian state to conduct training with live weapons as ”heritage”

    Of these Kremlin-funded cossacks around the world, 27000 have already fought in #ukraine

    Needless to say, Cossacks are not originally Russian either, but from south Ukraine 🇺🇦

    #NAFO

    hs.fi/kotimaa/art-200001031881

  6. Oh, so Israel is getting its own fully organized and legally sanctioned #Cossacks for future #pogroms against #Palestinians, eh? #EverythingIsFine

    #BenGvir gets National Guard for support of judicial reform delay - #Israel Politics - The #JerusalemPost

    jpost.com/israel-news/politics