“The fact that I’m here is already connected with the fact that I’m an anarchist, and I believe in solidarity among people.”

Charlie is a medic who came from Belarus to support the Ukrainian resistance. An anarchist, a feminist, a vegan, a fighter, a traveller, a protester, a person who is crazy about the Japanese tea ceremony — none of these labels can fully translate into who she is, but altogether they let us get a little closer to her story.

This interview is about the reality of being a medic at war and about the story that started long before the year 2022. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, she’s been serving in the army: saves the injured, evacuates people, and goes through challenges daily that are hard to imagine.

In the new video of Solidarity Collectives and Freefilmers, you’ll learn about her story in extremely difficult conditions: the decision to come fight in Ukraine, Lukashenko’s regime, anti-authoritarian values, sexism in the army, losses, victory, and about the people, thanks to whom all that makes sense.