# Solidarity Collectives

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**Solidarity Collectives** (**SC**, also known as **SolCol**;[1][2][3] Ukrainian: Колективи солідарності) is a volunteer network that specialises in supporting [left-wing](/source/Left-wing_politics) combatants serving in the [Armed Forces of Ukraine](/source/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine), as well as providing [humanitarian aid](/source/Humanitarian_aid) to people and animals living in [front-line](/source/Front_line) areas.[4][5][6] Among the key principles emphasised by SolCol are [anti-authoritarianism](/source/Anti-authoritarianism), [anti-imperialism](/source/Anti-imperialism), [anti-fascism](/source/Anti-fascism), and solidarity with like-minded initiatives.[7]

The logo of the Solidarity Collectives features a [ligature](/source/Ligature_(writing)) of the [Latin letters](/source/Latin_script) S and C, standing for Solidarity Collectives.

In October 2023, the [Ministry of Information of the Republic of Belarus](/source/Ministry_of_Information_of_the_Republic_of_Belarus) added the Solidarity Collectives' [Telegram](/source/Telegram_(software)) channel to its "List of Extremist Materials."[8][9]

## History

The predecessor of the Solidarity Collectives was an initiative called Operation "Solidarity",[10] which emerged on 23 February 2022, following [Vladimir Putin's speech](/source/Address_concerning_the_events_in_Ukraine) on the eve of [Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine](/source/Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022%E2%80%93present)). The initiative united activists from various [left-wing](/source/Left-wing_politics) circles — primarily [anarchist](/source/Anarchism), as well as [Marxist](/source/Marxism), broad [socialist](/source/Socialism), [feminist](/source/Feminism), [environmentalist](/source/Environmentalism), and [trade union](/source/Trade_union) movements.[3][4][11][7][12] Some of them joined the front lines, while others committed themselves to providing logistical and material support. Many of the fighters with anti-authoritarian views later joined the [Resistance Committee](/source/Resistance_Committee_(Ukraine)). From May to July 2022, Operation "Solidarity" split into several organisations, one of which became the Solidarity Collectives themselves.[3][13]

Since June 2022, the Solidarity Collectives have been assisting soldiers with equipment needs, and since early 2023, they have been travelling to front-line cities on humanitarian missions.[5] In February 2023, SolCol carried out its first trip to [Lyman](/source/Lyman,_Ukraine), delivering warm clothing, heaters, chargers, and other humanitarian aid to local residents.[14] After the [destruction of the Kakhovka Dam](/source/Destruction_of_the_Kakhovka_Dam) by Russian forces on 6 June 2023, members of the Solidarity Collectives arrived in [Nikopol](/source/Nikopol,_Ukraine), where they purchased [drinking water](/source/Drinking_water) for the local vocational school and supplied large water containers for public use.[15] The Collectives have also conducted humanitarian missions in [Kryvyi Rih](/source/Kryvyi_Rih), [Dobropillia](/source/Dobropillia), [Kupiansk](/source/Kupiansk), and other cities.[6][16][17][18]

At the end of April 2024, the Solidarity Collectives took part in an event in [Odesa](/source/Odesa), which involved the planting of trees in memory of international volunteers who had fallen in the [Russo-Ukrainian war](/source/Russo-Ukrainian_War). The event aimed to honour the memory of [Dmitry Petrov](/source/Dmitry_Petrov_(anarchist)), a Russian anarchist, [Finbar Cafferkey](/source/Finbar_Cafferkey), an Irish socialist, and Cooper Andrews, an American activist.[19][20]

On 23 June 2024, the Solidarity Collectives held a public event marking their second anniversary. The celebration featured a photo exhibition documenting their humanitarian missions, a [really really freemarket](/source/Really_Really_Free_Market), and a discussion on self-organisation during wartime, with participation from fighters affiliated with anarchist groups such as the Ecological Platform and the Resistance Committee.[21]

Throughout their history, the Solidarity Collectives have cooperated with a range of Ukrainian and international left-wing initiatives, including [Anarchist Black Cross](/source/Anarchist_Black_Cross),[22][23] [Direct Action](/source/Direct_Action_(trade_union)),[24][25] [Social Movement](/source/Social_Movement_(Ukraine)),[26][27] as well as several foreign trade unions — notably France's [General Confederation of Labour](/source/General_Confederation_of_Labour_(France)) (CGT) and Poland's [Workers' Initiative](/source/Workers'_Initiative)[28] — and some [political internationals](/source/Political_international) such as the International Workers' Unity (IWU–FI) and [International Workers' League](/source/International_Workers_League_%E2%80%93_Fourth_International) (IWL–FI).[29][30]

## Structure and Areas of Activity

The Solidarity Collectives have no leader and adhere to a horizontal organisational structure.[31][32] Representatives of the network identify three main areas of their work: military, humanitarian, and media.[33][13][3]

### Military work

From the beginning of the war, the Solidarity Collectives have described supplying anti-authoritarian fighters with everything necessary as their primary task. Through [donations](/source/Donation), the volunteer initiative provides soldiers with [body armour](/source/Body_armor), helmets, [thermal imagers](/source/Thermography), drones, and other essential equipment. Around one hundred fighters receive regular assistance from SolCol.[10] Since June 2024, soldering and assembling drones have become part of the organisation's military activity.[34]

### Humanitarian work

Humanitarian work was not a core activity at the outset but emerged when the Collectives accumulated a large stock of items that were unnecessary for the military but useful for civilians.[13] The network operates at least four warehouses and a fleet of vehicles used to deliver humanitarian aid to frontline areas. The Collectives have organised humanitarian convoys to [Bucha](/source/Bucha,_Ukraine), [Bilohorodka](/source/Bilohorodka,_Kyiv_Oblast), [Kramatorsk](/source/Kramatorsk), and other cities, delivering aid like [medication](/source/Medication), clothing, food, [sleeping bags](/source/Sleeping_bag), mattresses, [gas cylinders](/source/Gas_cylinder), and electronic equipment.[10]

### Media work

SolCol conducts active media outreach, promoting ideas about the importance of supporting Ukraine in the Russian–Ukrainian war, reporting on [war crimes committed by the Russian army](/source/Russian_war_crimes#Ukraine), and highlighting the activities of the left in Ukraine during wartime. The group also spreads ideas of anti-authoritarianism and social equality. To do so, Solidarity Collectives use social media, interviews, and participate in debates and conferences.[10][13]

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