Vlada Vazheyevskyy
Author
Vlada is a freelance writer for UNITED24 Media. She deeply embedded in the heart of the war, providing stories from war-torn areas.
Articles
![Ivan, 23, of Russia, waits in a queue to have his passport checked at the Vaalimaa border checkpoint in Virolahti, Finland, on September 25, 2022. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Ivan, 23, of Russia, waits in a queue to have his passport checked at the Vaalimaa border checkpoint in Virolahti, Finland, on September 25, 2022. (Source: Getty Images)")
![“Putin Has Bitten Off More Than He Can Chew”: Outgoing MI6 Chief Slams Kremlin Leader]( "“Putin Has Bitten Off More Than He Can Chew”: Outgoing MI6 Chief Slams Kremlin Leader")
![Russian Military Builders, an Extension of and an Efficient Tool for the Settler Colonial State]( "Russian Military Builders, an Extension of and an Efficient Tool for the Settler Colonial State")
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- War in Ukraine
Russia, one of the largest settler colonial states still standing, has refined one of the most effective instruments for advancing its territorial ambitions: the Military Builders.![As Russia Builds Prisons in Occupied Ukraine, Its Tactic of Control Through Incarceration Spreads and Mutates]( "As Russia Builds Prisons in Occupied Ukraine, Its Tactic of Control Through Incarceration Spreads and Mutates")
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- Life in Ukraine
For centuries, Russia has tried to eradicate dissent—including in territories it colonized—by sending political prisoners to penal colonies across its empire. Today, this system has mutated once again—this time, in newly occupied Ukraine.
