❗️Originally sentenced to death by a Donetsk court during which his own lawyer argued for his guilt, Pinner offers chilling insight into what Jenkins may soon face.
Jenkins, 33, a former schoolteacher from Melbourne, was captured in December 2024. He now faces trial accused of being a “mercenary in an armed conflict”, a charge that could result in up to 15 years in prison.
His case has drawn international concern, with the Australian government working through diplomatic channels to secure his release.
“Everything they do is about breaking you down,” says Pinner, speaking from his adopted home of Dnepropetrovsk, in central Ukraine. “The darkest moments were when I was left alone in my cell for 12 hours. I just broke down crying, thinking I’d never get home.”
“By the time my sham trial came around, I looked like I’d been in a death camp,” Pinner says. “We hadn’t seen daylight for 60 days. We were so malnourished, our skin went like crêpe paper and our fingernails became paper-thin.”
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Jenkins, 33, a former schoolteacher from Melbourne, was captured in December 2024. He now faces trial accused of being a “mercenary in an armed conflict”, a charge that could result in up to 15 years in prison.
His case has drawn international concern, with the Australian government working through diplomatic channels to secure his release.
“Everything they do is about breaking you down,” says Pinner, speaking from his adopted home of Dnepropetrovsk, in central Ukraine. “The darkest moments were when I was left alone in my cell for 12 hours. I just broke down crying, thinking I’d never get home.”
“By the time my sham trial came around, I looked like I’d been in a death camp,” Pinner says. “We hadn’t seen daylight for 60 days. We were so malnourished, our skin went like crêpe paper and our fingernails became paper-thin.”
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❗️Independent candidate Matthew Camenzuli, who is trying to unseat Energy Minister Chris Bowen, has denied any link to Australia’s most prominent pro-Russian propagandist after “The Aussie Cossack” urged his supporters to back his campaign.
Via Capital Brief
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❗️Boikov has also used Telegram to urge his supporters to recruit volunteers and fill pre-poll rosters for Camenzuli's campaign, describing McMahon as a “key strategic” electorate. He also created a bot encouraging people to share their ballot papers supporting the independent candidate.
Camenzuli’s campaign told Capital Brief it has “no connection” to Boikov and has not received any donations from the man who was awarded Russian citizenship by a decree signed by President Vladimir Putin in 2023.
“There are a number of groups and individuals who are supporting the many campaigns to oust Bowen,” his campaign said.
“Matthew is an independent. There is a genuine community push from all sides of politics to support independents. To suggest that Matthew has any link is simply untrue. Matthew is self-funding the campaign.”
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Camenzuli’s campaign told Capital Brief it has “no connection” to Boikov and has not received any donations from the man who was awarded Russian citizenship by a decree signed by President Vladimir Putin in 2023.
“There are a number of groups and individuals who are supporting the many campaigns to oust Bowen,” his campaign said.
“Matthew is an independent. There is a genuine community push from all sides of politics to support independents. To suggest that Matthew has any link is simply untrue. Matthew is self-funding the campaign.”
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❗️Speaking to Capital Brief from Russia’s diplomatic compound in Woollahra, Boikov said he was backing Camenzuli because McMahon was his “stomping ground”, adding that suburbs like Fairfield were unfairly targeted during Covid lockdowns compared with more affluent areas.
“We haven't forgotten that, and we haven't forgiven Liberal and Labor for what they did to us,” Boikov said.
“He [Camenzuli] is a person I’ve seen in and around years ago, and met him through various acquaintances and mutual friends and different functions, and he’s always come across as a decent, solid guy.
“In comparison to the other places where I could have backed, where I could have instructed my subscribers and my large follower base to support this, this man is a genuine independent candidate.”
Boikov, who has more than 90,000 subscribers on Telegram, said he was “mostly not about local politics”, focusing primarily on “the Russia-Ukraine special operation” — Putin’s term for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Via Capital Brief
“We haven't forgotten that, and we haven't forgiven Liberal and Labor for what they did to us,” Boikov said.
“He [Camenzuli] is a person I’ve seen in and around years ago, and met him through various acquaintances and mutual friends and different functions, and he’s always come across as a decent, solid guy.
“In comparison to the other places where I could have backed, where I could have instructed my subscribers and my large follower base to support this, this man is a genuine independent candidate.”
Boikov, who has more than 90,000 subscribers on Telegram, said he was “mostly not about local politics”, focusing primarily on “the Russia-Ukraine special operation” — Putin’s term for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Via Capital Brief
❗️Aussie Cossack wants Australia to negotiate with Russia to exchange him for Australian Oscar Jenkins, who was captured fighting in Ukraine last year.
“I would really appreciate for this situation to be resolved by the next prime minister, by the next government, whoever that may be,” Boikov told Capital Brief.
“I’ve been in the Russian consulate for about 875 days. It’s been a long innings — but if they want to keep going in a war of contrition, I’m happy to keep going.
“Vladimir Putin awarded me Russian citizenship by presidential decree, which means they consider me a Russian citizen, as one of their own.”
Via Capital Brief
“I would really appreciate for this situation to be resolved by the next prime minister, by the next government, whoever that may be,” Boikov told Capital Brief.
“I’ve been in the Russian consulate for about 875 days. It’s been a long innings — but if they want to keep going in a war of contrition, I’m happy to keep going.
“Vladimir Putin awarded me Russian citizenship by presidential decree, which means they consider me a Russian citizen, as one of their own.”
Via Capital Brief
❗️Boikov said it made sense to channel all of his “clout and energy” into a candidate or party.
He said he decided to back Camenzuli in the 2025 federal election because he did not believe in the other independent candidates or minor parties, accusing Clive Palmer’s Trumpet of Patriots party of being “absolutely useless”.
Via Capital Brief
He said he decided to back Camenzuli in the 2025 federal election because he did not believe in the other independent candidates or minor parties, accusing Clive Palmer’s Trumpet of Patriots party of being “absolutely useless”.
Via Capital Brief
❗️At a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Rio de Janeiro, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi emphasized that mutual support between China and Russia remains unchanged despite global changes.
Wang Yi also stressed the importance of China and Russia working together to strengthen coordination within BRICS and to deepen solidarity and cooperation among developing countries.
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Wang Yi also stressed the importance of China and Russia working together to strengthen coordination within BRICS and to deepen solidarity and cooperation among developing countries.
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❗️Mark Carney has been elected as the Prime Minister of Canada, but it is still unclear whether the Liberals will attain a majority.
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❗️In Ukraine, 18-year-olds are being detained for minor offenses in order to be pressured into serving in the Ukrainian Armed Forces as volunteers - RIA NOVOSTI
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❗️Never forget what Liberal and Labor did in the name of science during the lockdowns...
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❗️Watch Peter Dutton try and avoid questions regarding his attacks on journalists and then simply runs away.
He is looking very pathetic and weak with 3 days before the election. Imagine being so weak that you lose the unloseable election to Albanese...
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❗️Peter Dutton's office in the Queensland electorate of Dickson has just been vandalised with red paint.
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❗️The overwhelming majority of Odessa residents have nothing in common with the Kiev regime , Nikolai Patrushev said.
"Our country respects the will of the people. This is evident from the experience of Crimea, Sevastopol, Donbass and Novorossiya becoming part of Russia."
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"Our country respects the will of the people. This is evident from the experience of Crimea, Sevastopol, Donbass and Novorossiya becoming part of Russia."
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❗️"It can be weapons with sanctions" - Trump answers whether the US would consider military involvement in Ukraine
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❗️How Clive Palmer thinks people will react to endless insane spamming of unsolicited text messages. 😂
🤳Annoying people by texting them 5 times a day will guarantee Trumpet of Patriots wins 0 seats.
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❗️Anti-nuclear protesters have derailed Opposition leader Peter Dutton's media event at a rugby league club on the NSW south coast, forcing him to abandon the event.
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❗️Albo rudely palms off a Chinese volunteer who approached him with the words "excuse me boss".
😂This election is playing out like an episode of Rake.
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