Russian pirates are getting a rude surprise when they download videos that have been hacked by hackers.

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Russia is more isolated from the rest of the world as the crisis in Ukraine goes unabated. [{ "selector": ".swtfo-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "1500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

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To get their hands on material, Russians have resorted to criminal piracy.

It's also given a number of entrepreneurial Ukrainian journalists a means to evade Russia's state-run censors and reach the people of their nation.

Because of this, I created my own 10-minute video for the Torrents of Truth website. Recalling the heinous acts I'd seen was a particularly harrowing experience.