Sorry for the FluffTube link and some videos on Rumble. May be on Telegram too. But for direct on ground no MSM Bullsh1t reports from Ukraine, is Texan-American-Ukrainian Russell Bentley.
He reports on the Ukrainian Russians, and at times he’s had friendly Ukrainians and Ukrainian Germans telling EXACTLY what is happening. A good one for us to catalog and a fairly good Ukraine Red Pill reporter! He does lean of course, more on his Russian almost old-school Soviet side, rather than being more neutral, but he is also a Texas-American. So since being one of the only rare on-the-ground sources we have besides MSM, use your best trained Anon Discernment to decide what to take in and what to cast aside.
https://youtube.com/c/RussellBentleyTexac
https://rumble.com/search/video?q=Russell%20Bentley
Regis Tremblay an American from Russia, I think, also gives good updates from the EU, Russia, and has Russell on his channel. Also in case Russell gets censored:
https://youtube.com/user/tremregi
Brent75 WWG1WGA
I actually hadn't considered this question, so I looked it up. Turns out there is a point to be made that it is no longer technically Communist.
However, I think the spirit of Communism is still quite strong given that the communist party is the second largest party in Russia and that it's aligned itself with Communist China, as a Nation. It also is fairly authoritarian.
The roots of Democracy are quite weak, given that Putin has near dictatorial powers.
The United Russia Party is fairly odd. This one article spelled it out in a way I agree with: "The nature of Russian politics confounds Western understandings of democracy. It is accepted by experts that Russia is not democratic, nor is it fully authoritarian"
https://geohistory.today/united-russia-house-divided/
Thanks for pointing this out. I feel like I advanced my learning today.