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During a combat mission on the frontline, our comrade Serhii Apukhtin — vegan, anarchist, anti-fascist, our brother-in-arms and friend — perished. In this post, we’ve collected memories of him from those who knew him closely: comrades-in-arms, members of initiatives that he took part in. Resistance Committee On May 23, during the combat mission, our brother-in-arms,…

The hero of the new episode is an anarchist and anti-fascist, callsign Hengist. His path was paved from street antifa-fights to struggle against imperial invaders, who represent a new form of colonial nazism. We met with Hengist while he was going through rehabilitation in Kyiv. This interview, in contrast with the previous ones, turned out…

Solidarity Collectives have new fighters. What does it mean? It’s time to introduce them to you. This is Lektor’s story. “Hello, my name is Oleksii, Callsign Lektor. I think of myself as a person with antiauthoritarian views. Last summer, I joined the defence forces as part of the airborne assault troops, where I am working…

“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…

Yesterday, comrades gathered to honor the life and struggle of internationalist fighter Vladislav ‘Pirate’ Iurchenko. He was killed in action on August 9th, 2024. Originally from Russia, Pirate joined the Ukrainian resistance to fight against the tyranny of Russian colonialism.Before his death, he wrote a letter explaining his decision to take up arms — we…

Today has been 2 years since our three comrades, Cooper Andrews, Finbar Cafferkey and Dimitri Petrov, are missing in Action after participating in a battle near Bakhmut on the infamous “road of life”. On this day, comrades and friends worldwide are holding events and commemorations. Of course, we are as well gathering to talk about…

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…

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…

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…

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…