Appeal for assistance – information sources from Russia and the Ukraine needed!

This morning a number of links to Russian news channels are not working. Some URLs simply do not resolve. Though this might be a local problem or a technical glitch, I think that as events heat up in the eastern Ukraine such technical glitches might happen more often. Thus I would ask you all – especially those of you who live in Russia or who understand Russian – to share with me and the rest of us any URLs (links) to Russian information sources on the Internet. I am particularly interested in links to:

1) Regular Russian TV channels, especially the big ones, who offer news with video footage.
2) Any TV channels in the Ukraine who are not controlled by the revolutionary regime in Kiev (are there still any?) especially in Lugansk, Kharkov, Donetsk, Nikolaev, Odessa and Dniepropetrovsk.
3) Any “popular journalism” sites. Yesterday one guy was streaming live to the Internet from Kharkov and he did a great job of informing about the situation on the ground.
4) any blogs/livejournals especially from the eastern Ukraine
5) any YouTube/RuTube channels with video footage from the Ukraine

In the past I used the website http://tv-novosti.ru/ a lot who offered the newscasts from Russian TV channels with roughly 1-2 hours delay, but the site appears to be down right now. If there something similar out there?

Here are some examples of what I want to get:

http://tv-novosti.ru/
http://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/
http://lifenews.ru/watch-live
http://www.vesti.ru/videos?vid=onair
http://rt.com/on-air/
http://russia.tv/video/?cid=video&d=0

So please send me as many links as you can! (by email or comment)

I will post an updated list in a couple of days for all of you.

Many thanks and kind regards.

The Saker

Anonymous on April 08, 2014 · at 7:03 pm EST/EDT

Dear The Saker,

Foreign mercs among forces sent by Kiev junta to quell dissent in Kharkov.

http://lifenews.ru/news/130833 В форме бойцов “Ягуара” в Харькове работают иностранные наемники

“In the form of fighters “Jaguar” in Kharkov employing foreign mercenaries”

“In Kharkov, in the central area comes more and more people. Near the building of regional administration appeared tent. Near armed men, some of them in the morning did not say a word and turn away every time someone accesses them.

One of Kharkiv police working near the building of RSA, told the LifeNews, in the form of special forces soldiers “Jaguar”, which is usually used to suppress domestic protests, in particular prison riots, foreigners work.

– They do not speak in Russian and do not understand Ukrainian, – says the source in the form of LifeNews. – All the time silent and even avoid contact with us. They are here called “deaf jaguars.”

Morning of April 8 at the direction of the new Ukrainian authorities conducted a special operation to suppress protests in Kharkov. Armed men broke into the building and replaced the Kharkiv Regional State Administration. More than 70 people were taken away in an unknown direction.

Gave orders to sweep personally appointed by parliament illegitimate Interior Minister Arsen Avakov. He later reported that the operation was “smooth” and without being affected. However, his statement immediately denied Antimaydana activists who spoke about their losses. According to them, law enforcement officers acted very hard and used firearms and grenades. Injured protesters are afraid to go to hospitals because of possible reprisals.

In February, Ukrainian oligarchs Igor Kolomoisky and Sergei Taruta offered Kiev draw for solving internal problems of Ukraine private military company Graystone Limited.

At one time the company “famous” as a division of Blackwater. It is an American corporation mercenaries notorious cruelty of their employees to work in Iraq and Libya.”

The Kiev junta is trying to conceal they use mercs and nazis to attack protestors in the east.

http://rt.com/news/kiev-clashes-rioters-police-571/

“11:18 GMT: Sergey Pashinsky, the interim head of Ukraine’s presidential administration, told journalists in Kiev that no nationalist militias or foreign private security companies have been deployed to the country’s eastern cities. “I do confirm with full responsibility that neither the [ultranationalist] Right Sector nor American security contractors are operating in Kharkov, Donetsk or Lugansk,” Pashinsky said.”

The use of foreign mercs and nazis by the Junta, really by American handlers of the junta, since it will be Americans commanding the foreign mercs, is why the Kerry-bot is now accusing Russia of instigating “chaos” in the east. These scum are always quick accuse others of their crimes, often right before they commit them, or news of them is known to be about to surface.

Rgds,

Veritas

46 Comments

Anonymous on April 08, 2014 · at 5:30 pm EST/EDT

http://putnik1.livejournal.com

e.g.
rumors that junta made a deal to store radioactive waste from france (or italy?) are finally confirmed:
http://putnik1.livejournal.com/2995072.html

Kharkov continues to oppose Kiev SBU.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Og6xCPLCqAs

Lugansk is very serious about defending the SBU they captured:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4BUs2FxAYHg

Ukraine БТР on their way to Lugansk captured on video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Z5nobBADjHA
Anonymous on April 08, 2014 · at 5:44 pm EST/EDT

http://putnik1.livejournal.com/ that is a blog of a Russian ex-cop living close to Ukr border
Anonymous on April 08, 2014 · at 5:52 pm EST/EDT

http://shrek1.livejournal.com/ – a blog of a Russian ex-cop, libing close to Ukr border
Anonymous on April 08, 2014 · at 6:01 pm EST/EDT

Face the facts, Saker, if you live in Fahrenheit Land, you are not living in a free country. It’s just pseudo-free! Don’t expect to be able to reach Russian sites Big Brother doesn’t want you to see.

Albertde
Anonymous on April 08, 2014 · at 6:09 pm EST/EDT

ЭТУ СТРАНУ НЕ ПОБЕДИТЬ! Русские не сдаются!
today at 3:02 pm
США поддержало ублюдочную киевскую хунту. Несколько часов назад Госсекретарь США Джон Керри лишний раз подчеркнул, что США признает легитимность власти ублюдочной киевской хунты, а весь Юго-Восток обозвал сепаратистами.

К вашему вниманию свежее видео из здания ОГА Донецка.

Сепаратисты? А ведь эти люди всего навсего добиваются референдума о федерализации Украины, который бы позволил расширить полномочия на местах и сохранить русский язык.

Братья, нужна срочная помощь! Кто может качественно сделать озвучку на видео с американского новостного канала на русский язык? Вот видео – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_YcdOuphoE

Кто поможет с переводом? Только с достойным качеством озвучки. Отпишитесь сюда плиз – Сергей Жук

#Новости@rus_improvisation
Anonymous on April 08, 2014 · at 6:11 pm EST/EDT

have you tried ruclubtv.com?(nominal fee for subscription; live news and pre-recorded…INTER, 1+1, etc from UA, and lots of Russian channels).

For poorer qulaity feed, there is rumote.com online TV (again modest subscirption fee but MEGA channels from everywhere in the CIS/FSU.
Anonymous on April 08, 2014 · at 6:34 pm EST/EDT

ЭТУ СТРАНУ НЕ ПОБЕДИТЬ! Русские не сдаются!
Наше дело правое – победа будет за нами! засвободу.рф
#Луганск встал и спешит на помощь своим братьям из освободительного ополчения, которое сейчас удерживает здание СБУ. Самый массовый репост! Вопрос жизни и смерти!

#Луганск #Харьков #Донецк все на улицы!

Посмотрите на этих ребят, которые сейчас находятся в СБУ Луганска! Они ждут штурма. Их там всего 500 бойцов. По всем СМИ показывают колонны бронетехники, которые двигаются на Луганск.

Но ты не услышишь страха в голосе ополченцев – они готовы сражаться и отдать жизни за свободу Юго-Востока.

Не смотри на них с надеждой, а спроси у себя – что ты делаешь дома? В Харькове свыше 500 тысяч взрослых мужиков, в Донецке еще больше, в Луганске легко наберется 100 тысяч мужчин.

Эти парни, скорее всего, сегодня погибнут, а ты будешь за этим по ТВ наблюдать?!! Вставай #Донбасс

Мой позывной Гюрза – срочно нужны контакты тех, кто на связи с ополчением из СБУ.
Mon-Repos on April 08, 2014 · at 6:43 pm EST/EDT

Hello Saker

Try http://anna-news.info

They provide regular comments and updates on Ukraine and Syria with plenty of videos.

In Israel there is a TV channel ItonTV. From time to time they invite Jacob Kedmi, former head of Nativ intelligence service. He gives pretty good and impartial comments on the situation in Ukraine. Here are some I picked for you from the past (all in Russian I’m afraid):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXGYcyc-BLI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KswxumWhe2s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lShxKVxSSOc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UjxEFXjQhA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-mAMM155T8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQyUfQC0dRI
Anonymous on April 08, 2014 · at 6:44 pm EST/EDT

http://vk.com/rus_improvisation
MS in Kiev on April 08, 2014 · at 6:46 pm EST/EDT

Here are the big Russian stations that used to be available on air here in Kiev. Had to set these up on my wife’s computer so she could continue to have some idea of what was really happening from non-junta sources.

http://www.1tv.ru/

http://russia.tv/

http://www.ntv.ru/

It’s late here in Kiev, but if my wife can recommend others, I’ll send them your way tomorrow.
Anonymous on April 08, 2014 · at 6:53 pm EST/EDT

http://www.1tv.ru/news/
Anonymous on April 08, 2014 · at 6:56 pm EST/EDT

http://anna-news.info
Anonymous on April 08, 2014 · at 6:58 pm EST/EDT

News channel Russia24
http://www.vesti.ru/theme.html?tid=105474

Rosbusinesskonsulting RBC RU
A decent analytical resource, check their TV programs too.

http://www.rbc.ru/?/
olivegreen on April 08, 2014 · at 7:00 pm EST/EDT

Anonymous said…

http://putnik1.livejournal.com/ that is a blog of a Russian ex-cop living close to Ukr border

No, it is a blog of an ex-Odessa politician living in Spain, you must have it mixed up with something else. Still, a lot of interesting news there, but also a lot of unconfirmed rumours.
Anonymous on April 08, 2014 · at 7:00 pm EST/EDT

Plenty of clips and links here:

http://vk.com/navalnystop

The name of the blog is now a misnomer as Navalny is now history and had better find himself a real job.
Anonymous on April 08, 2014 · at 7:01 pm EST/EDT

Dear The Saker,

http://voiceofrussia.com/2014_04_08/Ukraine-A-US-geopolitical-failure-of-historic-proportions-9431/

Rgds,

Veritas
Anonymous on April 08, 2014 · at 7:03 pm EST/EDT

Dear The Saker,

Foreign mercs among forces sent by Kiev junta to quell dissent in Kharkov.

http://lifenews.ru/news/130833 В форме бойцов “Ягуара” в Харькове работают иностранные наемники

“In the form of fighters “Jaguar” in Kharkov employing foreign mercenaries”

“In Kharkov, in the central area comes more and more people. Near the building of regional administration appeared tent. Near armed men, some of them in the morning did not say a word and turn away every time someone accesses them.

One of Kharkiv police working near the building of RSA, told the LifeNews, in the form of special forces soldiers “Jaguar”, which is usually used to suppress domestic protests, in particular prison riots, foreigners work.

– They do not speak in Russian and do not understand Ukrainian, – says the source in the form of LifeNews. – All the time silent and even avoid contact with us. They are here called “deaf jaguars.”

Morning of April 8 at the direction of the new Ukrainian authorities conducted a special operation to suppress protests in Kharkov. Armed men broke into the building and replaced the Kharkiv Regional State Administration. More than 70 people were taken away in an unknown direction.

Gave orders to sweep personally appointed by parliament illegitimate Interior Minister Arsen Avakov. He later reported that the operation was “smooth” and without being affected. However, his statement immediately denied Antimaydana activists who spoke about their losses. According to them, law enforcement officers acted very hard and used firearms and grenades. Injured protesters are afraid to go to hospitals because of possible reprisals.

In February, Ukrainian oligarchs Igor Kolomoisky and Sergei Taruta offered Kiev draw for solving internal problems of Ukraine private military company Graystone Limited.

At one time the company “famous” as a division of Blackwater. It is an American corporation mercenaries notorious cruelty of their employees to work in Iraq and Libya.”

The Kiev junta is trying to conceal they use mercs and nazis to attack protestors in the east.

http://rt.com/news/kiev-clashes-rioters-police-571/

“11:18 GMT: Sergey Pashinsky, the interim head of Ukraine’s presidential administration, told journalists in Kiev that no nationalist militias or foreign private security companies have been deployed to the country’s eastern cities. “I do confirm with full responsibility that neither the [ultranationalist] Right Sector nor American security contractors are operating in Kharkov, Donetsk or Lugansk,” Pashinsky said.”

The use of foreign mercs and nazis by the Junta, really by American handlers of the junta, since it will be Americans commanding the foreign mercs, is why the Kerry-bot is now accusing Russia of instigating “chaos” in the east. These scum are always quick accuse others of their crimes, often right before they commit them, or news of them is known to be about to surface.

Rgds,

Veritas
olivegreen on April 08, 2014 · at 7:04 pm EST/EDT

streams:

http://goodgame.ru/player3?6147

http://goodgame.ru/channel/demon_dobra/

http://wesservic.livejournal.com/1483393.html

East Ukraine news:

http://emelamud.livejournal.com/
http://beekjuffer.livejournal.com
http://wesservic.livejournal.com

Kharkov:

http://mikle1.livejournal.com/
http://hippy-end.livejournal.com/

Odessa:

http://ivakin-alexey.livejournal.com/
http://grey-croco.livejournal.com/

Donetsk:

http://donbassrus.livejournal.com

Lugansk

http://luganskiy-lgua.livejournal.com
http://yadocent.livejournal.com

Dnepropetrovsk

http://crustgroup.livejournal.com

Crimea:

http://colonelcassad.livejournal.com
http://1greywind.livejournal.com
http://poltora-bobra.livejournal.com

Kiev:

http://varjag-2007.livejournal.com

Also interesting:

http://krizis-ua.livejournal.com – Ukrainian police-related

http://u-96.livejournal.com
http://twower.livejournal.com
http://stbcaptain.livejournal.com – military-related

http://el-murid.livejournal.com
Anonymous on April 08, 2014 · at 7:05 pm EST/EDT

This resource is not what I would call unbiased, but it could be worth checking it now and then.

http://rus.newsru.ua/
Anonymous on April 08, 2014 · at 7:05 pm EST/EDT

http://www.1tv.ru/news/
http://www.newsru.com/
http://www.odnako.org/blogs/
Ektor on April 08, 2014 · at 7:12 pm EST/EDT

I do use this aggregator + google translator :
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsfiber.com%2Fp%2Fs%2Fh%3Fv%3DC%2FSociety%2F%26n%3Dzzz%26y%3D&sandbox=1
Anonymous on April 08, 2014 · at 7:12 pm EST/EDT

Posted on MofA:

“The Party of Regions has expelled 3 of the 4 presidential candidates from the east. Dobkin is the only one remaining. He has said Crimea should be returned to the Ukraine, but is also in custody of the Kiev junta. A fact which may influence what he says because now the bandera nazis are arresting anybody and everybody with their hypocritical anti separatist laws. Dobkin doesn’t appear to have much eastern support now.

Yesterday, one of the expelled flipped off nazi Oleg Lyashko in the Verkhovna Rada while the latter was bloviating about MPs being agents of Moscow and not
having the right to be in parliament. A video of it.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhlEnV22NOU 8.04.2014 Царёв показывает Fuck You Ляшко
Anonymous on April 08, 2014 · at 7:16 pm EST/EDT

NTV Russia
http://www.ntv.ru/video/

REN TV
http://www.ren-tv.com/

Yandex Ukraine
http://www.yandex.ua/
Anonymous on April 08, 2014 · at 7:20 pm EST/EDT

“Communist Party intends to open its political office in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kharkiv and support local residents to monitor violations of the rights and freedoms of Russian-speaking population in Ukraine. This was announced by the deputy chairman of the Party Central Committee Valery Rashkin.

April 8, 2014, 16:43
“We must understand that the people involved in the actions and rallies in these cities, against which the authorities are ready to apply repressive measures up to use the army, defending their right to freedom, to a decent life, to life itself. Today these people are between a rock and a hard place. On the one hand – and the aggressive-minded radicals in relation to the Russian-speaking population of the western regions, on the other hand – the forces that came to power after the armed seizure and who do not make anything right now to end the crisis and protect the Russian-speaking population of the south-eastern regions . In these circumstances, the Communist Party intends to open its political office in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kharkiv, and possibly in other cities “- quoted by RIA Novosti Rashkin.

Оригинал статьи: http://russian.rt.com/article/26921#ixzz2yInGiwnF
http://russian.rt.com/article/26921
Anonymous on April 08, 2014 · at 7:21 pm EST/EDT

http://oko-planet.su/

Novorus.info

Voice of russia
Anonymous on April 08, 2014 · at 7:23 pm EST/EDT

http://novorossia.tv/
Anonymous on April 08, 2014 · at 7:26 pm EST/EDT

http://www.pravdatoday.info/content/maydan-po-puti-raspada
Anonymous on April 08, 2014 · at 7:30 pm EST/EDT

e-news.in.ua
sync-99 on April 08, 2014 · at 7:39 pm EST/EDT

all links are OK in Sweden so it must be a “glitch” in the US.
Imagine on April 08, 2014 · at 7:57 pm EST/EDT

An analysis of Maidan footage shows at least one clear-cut instance where unarmed protesters were being filmed being shot down by a sniper from behind & above the skirmish line, the same angle used for filming. A missing bullet hits a tree from right rear flank; a man takes cover behind the tree, exposing himself to the front. Ghouls who shoot people for news footage to start a war deserve to be…

Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=J5qXS8Xc274#t=86
original page: https://wikispooks.com/wiki/Ukraine_coup_2014#A_more_disturbing_.27reality.27_possibility
Anonymous on April 08, 2014 · at 8:03 pm EST/EDT

http://live.russia.tv/index/index/channel_id/3

shed
Anonymous on April 08, 2014 · at 8:12 pm EST/EDT

ANNA news:

http://anna-news.info/

They are not live, but they post a lot of material from those organising protests in the Ukraine. They also link to material by other sites on Ukraine. This is in addition to their Syria coverage.

вот так
Anonymous on April 08, 2014 · at 8:26 pm EST/EDT

Crazy Ivan says…

Try this website:

http://watch.squidtv.net/europe/russia.html#02
Anonymous on April 08, 2014 · at 8:36 pm EST/EDT

Dear The Saker,

Is there any truth in this – that Ukraine has no official boundaries?:

http://voiceofrussia.com/2014_04_08/Ukrainian-government-in-Kiev-has-revealed-itself-to-be-capable-of-preposterous-lies-political-analyst-7653/

Rgds,

Veritas
Anonymous on April 08, 2014 · at 8:44 pm EST/EDT

The IP of http://tv-novosti.ru/ is 188.227.178.178
Can you reach it?
If it’s only a DNS hack (like the Erdogan Twitter censorship) you could use some alternate DNS server
Nora on April 08, 2014 · at 9:37 pm EST/EDT

Ahem, there are protesters in Lvov also, though I suspect they’re not of Russian extraction…
http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_04_08/In-Ukraines-Lviv-protesters-storm-Office-of-Public-Prosecutor-media-4953/

Looking ahead (if that is possible), will the whole country be “pacified” by mercenaries? The thugs will be useful for a while, of course, but not forever — and how do they decide who to send where? And I’m also wondering if all the anti-Russia propaganda isn’t some attempt to make it “okay” for our “anti-terrorist” “trainers” (why yes, I remember Vietnam, why do you ask?) to “help out”. Stupid, lacking foresight, catastrophic for all involved? Sure, hey, we’re Americans. That’s. What. We. Do.
Anonymous on April 08, 2014 · at 9:56 pm EST/EDT

http://novorossia.tv

Новый телеканал ЮВ, обещают стримить все события.
Anonymous on April 09, 2014 · at 2:55 am EST/EDT

http://el-murid.livejournal.com

http://novorossia.tv

http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWh0pGlMlSvN9PaOxUhIWTg

Страница ВКонтакте: http://vk.com/id247058365

Дополнительно: канал “Новостной Донбасс”: http://www.youtube.com/user/novostnojdonbass

http://politikus.ru
Anonymous on April 09, 2014 · at 8:49 am EST/EDT

This guy blogs daily from Ukraine. Right now he’s in Donetsk.

Brit in Ukraine
http://grahamwphillips.com/

He may lean pro-Maidan but I’ve found him to give some really good, unbiased reporting. You could also communicate directly with him and I’m sure he would respond.

~ Michigan
Mulga Mumblebrain on April 09, 2014 · at 10:23 am EST/EDT

Nora, the Real Evil Empire is expert at repressing entire populations indefinitely. Look at Palestine, where mass imprisonment, mass torture to demoralise the populace and recruit traitors and informers, death-squad assassinations of leaders and resistance fighters and daily, relentless, humiliation and disempowerment, has operated for nearly 50 years. In Ukraine the repression could be maintained for just as long as it takes for Russian loyalists to ‘transfer’ themselves to safety in Russia. Ethnic cleansing is the name of the game, and the Western MSM will nod approvingly, as they do with the Palestinians.
Anonymous on April 09, 2014 · at 11:21 am EST/EDT

В тестовом режиме работает канал “Новороссия”, который рассчитывает давать оперативную информацию, включая прямые эфиры, из Юго-Востока Украины.

Адрес: http://novorossia.tv

Канал на Ю-Туб http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWh0pGlMlSvN9PaOxUhIWTg

Страница ВКонтакте: http://vk.com/id247058365

Дополнительно: канал “Новостной Донбасс”: http://www.youtube.com/user/novostnojdonbass
Anonymous on April 09, 2014 · at 12:36 pm EST/EDT

Use hidemyass.com
zmejuka-alexey on April 09, 2014 · at 5:49 pm EST/EDT

http://www.gazeta.ru/
http://www.rbc.ru/

Both provide a balanced coverage. At least that’s where I get most of the info.

First one is more oppositional to the government, with “inelegensija” auditory. However it is still pro-russian.

Second one is more neutral, business – like.

As for Ukranian source, check
http://www.unian.net/
It is decently anti-russian, not too much.

Best regards
ALexey
Anonymous on April 09, 2014 · at 9:15 pm EST/EDT

Вести недели
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLDatcCbRzyUeu0WP1VRqQQ

http://www.vesti.ru/

Познавательное ТВ
https://www.youtube.com/user/poznavatelnoeTV/featured
Mehndilicious on April 09, 2014 · at 9:16 pm EST/EDT

Вести недели
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLDatcCbRzyUeu0WP1VRqQQ

http://www.vesti.ru/

Познавательное ТВ
https://www.youtube.com/user/poznavatelnoeTV/featured
Anonymous on April 10, 2014 · at 2:07 am EST/EDT

http://ursa-tm.ru/forum/index.php?