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received anonymously:

"10 kms of interstate highway staked out for extension were sabotaged last week in Northern Ukraine.

Although some could argue that activism like this is not even worth mentioning (that's our own attitude on the matter, for example, like shoplifting or stensils), we do find it necessary to mention the act.

First reason is an important notice that usually fails to make its way into minds of some of our comrades. While it is important to respond to System offensive actions (like reactive attacks that took place in Kharkov and Saint-Petersburgh and Moscow and basically everywhere, where eco-anarchists RESPOND to raping of Nature), we find it more important to continue our attacks on technology and its means of destruction of nature even when no concrete offense is taking place.
In our case we just happened upon some old highway extension project, which, like many costly projects in Ukraine, was suspended because of awful economy of the country. Mother-Nature has already started reclaiming the area, with grass and dirt covering plates of concrete and some survey stakes.

But its obvious for everyone living in here that projects like this (interstate highway between Moscow and Kiev) will be put to life, for example as soon as next billion of dollars gets send by IMF or something.
So our small vagabond group of earth liberationists went to vandalism as soon as survey stakes were noticed. Just to help the Wild and hasten the process. We do believe the task was worth it.

And the reason for this is the thing that's often lost in communiques of our comrades world-wide. Its the most wonderful and magical feeling of communion with nature. When one does not only feels invigorated and excited because of his deeds, but something extraordinary happens, that gives hope and provides the momentum necessary for continuation of our project.

During the process of (tiresome and dangerous 'cause of police intervention) joyful destruction, our hungry and thirsty band (reasons for our thirst and hunger being banal travel from point A to point B) kept stumbling upon bountiful bushes of wild sweetbriar, so that we managed to fill ourselves and eat/suck the juices to our delight.
It is in moments like this that one gets to really appreciate the connection that comes into being when one turns away from civilization and towards untamed Wild.

- International ELF/FAI"

reported by activists in Ukraine (photo from 057.ua):

"In the night of 28.08.2011 3 wheeled loaders were torched in Gorky Park (Kharkov, Ukraine). The incident is reported by local municipal authorities. Police and firefighter brigades have been at work on the scene since morning. Firefighters announced that vehicles were "intentionally put to fire".

Chief engineer of Gorky Park, Oleg Grinenko, mentioned that loaders had just started their work in park. The belonged to a subcontractor whose task was to provide for new road infrastructure. One of the destroyed loader's market price was estimated as $60 000.

Since the beginning of work construction on may 2011 (road is supposed to cut through the biggest park in the city), the construction site saw numerous ecotage actions, expropriations of construction equipment and mass protests."

August 26, 2011 - ANTI-HUNT SABOTAGE IN THE CRIMEA

received anonymously:

"In the heat of tourist season a group of dedicated friends of wildlife made a rampaging vandal tour around one of the most famous and oft-visited hunting resorts in the Crimea mountains. Hunting roads were sabotaged (signs were destroyed to disorientate newcomers in the forest) and hunting signs repainted in a creative way to read things like 'Hunt is murder', 'ALF/ELF', '(A)/(E)'

- 'Ghosts of the Valley', Crimean Mountains"

February 24, 2010 - PROTEST AT FUR STORE GETS HEATED, ACTIVIST NEEDS
 

action report by activists in Ukraine:

"Dear friends!
18.02.10, after the action against the fur industry the guardians of fur salon �Fashion Furs� detained young activist Eugene Voloschuk.
After detention guards was beating him inside the salon near four hours. Eugene was taken to the police where police and Security Service continued to do him physical and moral pressure to compel them to give evidence needs to themselves and their comrades. As a result of beatings in the police office, Eugene became ill, but in providing medical assistance was refused. As we learned relatively Eugene Voloshchuk was prosecuted under Article 296 of Criminal Code of Ukraine part 4. He faces from 3 to 7 years imprisonment.

We demand the immediate release and end the prosecution of Eugene!"

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