Canadian in Ukraine: From Humanitarian Aid to Soldier

I'm Canadian. I came to Ukraine in 2022 with this idea that I would only ever do humanitarian aid. I wouldn't wanna get involved in a military conflict. I didn't wanna help soldiers with any sort of th- aid that could help them, uh, hurt other people.

I came with this idea that Russians were oppressed for a long time, and that they didn't know what they were doing.

They, they didn't know what was happening in Ukraine, and time and time again, I was proved wrong.

It didn't take a few months before I started helping soldiers with small things.

I have watched for four fucking years as people defend Russia and say, "What about the people of Donbas since 2014?"

And today, in Donbas, in my city of Kramatorsk, the Russians killed at least 30 people and injured at least 18 more, and you know what their crime was? Taking the bus.

They took the bus, and Russia is their neighbor, and you don't see those people saying a goddamn thing about it.

Now, in 2026, I am a soldier. I have so much hate and anger towards every single Russian.

If you aren't protesting, if you aren't using your free time to speak up against your government, you are garbage. You are absolutely nothing.

You aren't even worth the oxygen that you breathe.

I can't do a damn thing about what happened today, but I have a bunch of fuel behind me that's- I'm about to put into my vehicle and make sure it gets out to soldiers, so it can burn your blindages, it can burn your positions, and I can at least contribute to getting you the fuck out of this country.

I have no patience in my life anymore for anybody who sympathizes with Russia. Fuck every single one of them.