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Three years ago, Denys Matsola and Vladyslav Zhuravlov were captured. Their family, friends and colleagues kept it under the radar until recently, fearing for the guys’ wellbeing and in the hope of a potential prisoner exchange. But three years without any news or a change is too much. So we’re starting an open campaign.Denys is…

Recently, Solidarity Collectives made a joint trip with Eco Platform (https://t.me/ecoplatform) to the Vuhlyk (ua Charcoal) shelter. South greeted us with vast landscapes and steppe wind, escorting us to our destination.Vuhlyk is an animal shelter with a long history and has a few branches near Dnipro, Mykolaiv, and Kherson. The branch that we visited sits…

Last month, on the occasion of the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Week of Solidarity took place in many cities worldwide with your support.Various communities came together, organizing an anarchist black block at demonstrations in more than 20 cities around the world. Many comrades responded to our call or took the…

Hi, I’m Oleksandr Kolchenko, an anarchist, anti-fascist and former political prisoner, originally from Crimea.As a political activist, I was largely shaped by the anti-fascist movement and hardcore punk scene. My life included regular street fights with Nazis, guarding hardcore gigs, and solidarity events for Russian anarchists and anti-fascists. My comrades and I were involved in…

He would be 36 years old if the russian army hadn’t killed him while he participated in the Ukrainian resistance on 11 November 2023.Many activists who participated with him in struggles in Calais, France, knew him as Joy. He carried this Joy in the battlefields here and previously in Rojava, and comrades remember him joking…

We’ve heard this so many times. So many times we’ve had to explain that the war is a horrible tragedy for everyone living in Ukraine, and more than anything we want to achieve peace. Sustainable and fair peace. But here’s the key reason that prevents that: the Russian Federation, which continues to capture Ukrainian territories…

We, the Solidarity Collectives, call on you to fight for mutual aid against imperialist and reactionary state or para-state policies. Today, we see the US administration implementing far-right policies and using Ukraine as a bargaining chip in domestic games. The freezing of military aid is not an anti-war move or a promise of peace for Ukrainians…

Full-scale war has changed everything. But those who joined the armed forces, remind us daily that struggle is here, and not only against occupation and imperialism.Before today, we reached out to fighters we support to hear their thoughts. How has the war changed them? How do they reflect on the experience three years after the…

March 8 is not just a day. It’s about struggle, dignity, and those who refuse to stay silent. On this day, we launch a series of interviews with women on the frontlines—feminists, journalists, anarchists, artists, and activists.The first heroine is "Lastivka" (Swallow), who has walked the path from squatting, organizing a samba band, and eco-activism—to…

In January we received a massive delivery from our friends – Solidarity Truck Bonn. It’s the third time they’ve brought a full cargo of humanitarian aid to Ukraine. A week later, another truck from Café Noir, comrades in Karlsruhe, arrived in Kyiv. By the end, pyramids of supplies had formed in our stockrooms, which we…