April Huggett
@AprilHuggett • 25,900 subscribers
🇨🇦 Молодший сержант- in the Armed Forces of Ukraine https://t.co/YBH5vYuVB7
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Since I started walking, I have been eating British military rations for almost three meals a day, every day. And I have one question: Why does every single package contain beans? I understand they are filling. I understand they have protein. I understand they are practical for military rations. But the things currently happening inside my body are catastrophically terrible. As I walk down the highway, releasing what can only be described as biological warfare, I keep thinking the same thing: Thank God I am not trapped in a blindage with a group of men right now. #british #military #rations
April Huggett463,718 просмотров • 3 месяцев назад
I made it to Valky soaked through and exhausted. 900 UAH got me a hostel room, I peeled off half my wet clothes, then wandered through town looking for something to eat. I forgot the 400km sign in the soaked box, but honestly, I don’t care. After hundreds of kilometers, rain, bus stops, tents, wrecked shoes and nights on the side of the road, tonight I get a bed. 400 km deserves a celebration. Apparently mine is dry clothes, food, and sleep. #SupportUkraine #Support93
April Huggett179,992 просмотров • 1 месяц назад
For those who don’t know me, my name is April Huggett. I am from #Canada and a junior sergeant in the 93rd Brigade’s Alcatraz Battalion in #Ukraine. I am currently walking from Kyiv to Kramatorsk to raise awareness and funds for my soldiers. Today, I officially crossed the 100 kilometer mark. Now I am looking forward to some much-needed rest while I wait out the worst of the sun and the possible rain. I found shelter beneath a bridge, and while it may have its ups and downs, right now I am simply grateful to have found a safe place to stop. I am feeling optimistic, proud, and ready to keep moving. Thank you for following my journey and supporting my soldiers every step of the way. P.S. for more updates along the way be sure to follow me on Instagram ))
April Huggett155,328 просмотров • 4 месяцев назад
I’m going to start by saying that yes, I informed the local authorities about everything that happened tonight. Why am I sitting in a tent at one in the morning instead of sleeping in the hotel? Because I’m fairly certain I just had the craziest interaction of this entire walk. The man started with innocent questions. Where was I from? Did I like Lubny? I said yes. Of course. There is no war here. Then he began telling me that russians do not want war. That russians are good people. Then he told me he had fought in Chechnya. That was when I realized I was absolutely speaking to a russian man. He also asked whether I knew about Skala, the unit currently in the news over allegations involving commanders and officers killing their own soldiers. He asked with a smile on his face. I could tell he was happy about it. I looked at him and said, “You are speaking russian, telling me how good russians are, telling me you fought in Chechnya, and smiling while talking about dead Ukrainian soldiers.” Then I told him, “Іди нахуй, ти підор.” I packed as quickly as I could and left. I had not rested my feet all day. I was exhausted, had barely eaten, and left some of my belongings behind. But I could not risk staying. He had already started asking whether I had weapons. I told him, “Of course I have a weapon.” Then he asked, “But do you have one here?” I wish I had said there was a rocket launcher in my backpack. But by then, it was no longer funny. This walk has always had risks: highways, weather, exhaustion, pain, and the reality of crossing a country at war. Being a woman walking alone has rarely felt like the most dangerous part. Until tonight. Tonight was the first time I truly felt how alone I am out here. I am safe. The authorities have been informed. Now I am going to sleep. See you in the morning. #russiaisaterroriststate #standwithukraine
April Huggett98,535 просмотров • 3 месяцев назад
I am making posts I never wanted to make because I am honestly tired and for many people you won’t want to see this. But if I am going to get my mental health back I need to finally talk about the hell I have been living through because of Anne Catherine Magnette - Tatou Ania. This is part 1 of I don’t know how many but today I want to try and take back my peace and focus on #Ukraine
April Huggett168,998 просмотров • 10 месяцев назад
I arrived in Valky soaking wet. The moment you enter the town, there is something impossible to miss. In the center is a square filled with the faces of servicemen who lost their lives defending Ukraine. I thought about speeding this part of the video up. People do not have long attention spans online, and three minutes is a long time to ask someone to watch. But some things should be hard to look at. Every one of these men deserves that second on your screen. A brother. A son. A father. An uncle. A friend. A soldier. Someone who had a life before their photograph ended up here. I started this walk for my soldiers. But somewhere along these hundreds of kilometers, after meeting servicemen who stopped beside the road to shake my hand, thank me, tell me their stories, or simply walk with me for a while, I started to understand something. I am walking for all of us. For every serviceman and woman still fighting. And for every one who never came home. We deserve to be seen. They deserve to be remembered. A few hours before reaching Valky, I had been walking through a flash flood. I had no food. My feet were aching. My clothes were soaked completely through. And standing there, none of it mattered. What mattered was stopping. What mattered was giving these men a few minutes of my day. What mattered was bringing you with me so that, for a few minutes, you saw their faces too. Valky itself had a prewar population of only around 8,500 to 9,000 people, with roughly 28,000 across the wider community. It took me almost three minutes just to walk past the memorial. Three minutes of faces. In a town this small. That is what war looks like in Ukraine. Not statistics. Faces. And every single one of them mattered. #героямслава #standwithukraine
April Huggett37,946 просмотров • 1 месяц назад
Never forgotten. One more coffee with my brothers for the road. Alcatraz Battalion 93-тя бригада Холодний Яр
April Huggett63,706 просмотров • 4 месяцев назад
I am beyond exhausted. I've spent the entire day reaching out to anyone and everyone I can, trying to find support for our soldiers and the civilians still living here in Donetsk Oblast. We are on the verge of a humanitarian crisis. Curfew is expected to increase to 19 hours a day. Businesses are packing up and leaving. The situation is getting worse, and the people who remain are going to need more help than ever. And somehow, at the worst possible time, my Facebook account has been restricted following what I believe was a mass-reporting attack, and my Instagram has been deactivated. I've started a LinkedIn account, and I'll be putting more effort into my other platforms while I try to resolve this mess with Meta. It's incredibly disappointing. Especially when social media is one of the most important tools I have to reach people willing to help. I feel like the #US government has turned its back on us, and every day it becomes harder to find the support we desperately need. But tomorrow I'll get up and keep working, because my soldiers still need equipment, civilians still need assistance, and none of this stops just because I'm exhausted. If you can help, or connect me with someone who can, please reach out. We need people now more than ever. #SupportUkraine
April Huggett14,790 просмотров • 24 дней назад
This is what desperation looks like. I am standing inside one of my battalion’s workshops, burned completely. One of the “positions” I talked about losing in recent weeks. Everyone made it out alive. Everything else is gone. Equipment we fundraised for. Equipment issued by the military. Things the guys bought themselves. Months of work, thousands of dollars, all erased in minutes. $100,000 sounds like an impossible amount until you stand here and understand what has to be rebuilt. I have hundreds of soldiers depending on us, and we cannot replace this alone. Every share, every donation, every person who chooses to care helps us put something back into these empty rooms. Please help me rebuild what we lost. #Support93 #SupportUkraine
April Huggett31,514 просмотров • 2 месяцев назад
As I was leaving a tiny village in Poltava Oblast, I saw two Ukrainian flags flying above a cemetery in the distance. Whenever I pass the grave of a soldier, I step off the road and pay my respects. Because without their sacrifice, none of us would have the freedom to keep walking, speaking or living in Ukraine. This village has only two small stores. It is so small that you could drive through it in fifteen seconds and never know its name. But even here, there is a soldier. Even here, there is a family grieving. Roman. Callsign Zub. I often say that Ukraine is a large country with the soul of a small town. No matter where you go, someone knows someone. A name leads to a friend, a neighbour, the man who repaired your car or the person who owned the shop where everyone bought their supplies. That is why every loss reaches so far. People say that time heals, but war does not give us time. Before one wound can close, another name is added, another family receives the worst news of their lives and another flag rises over another grave. The pain never has the chance to sink beneath the surface. Some people tell Ukraine to surrender, as though survival is something we should negotiate away. But every day lived beyond the grasp of the Kremlin is a victory. The freedom to speak Ukrainian. To love your family. To celebrate your culture. To think freely without being punished for your beliefs. To raise your children without fearing they will be stolen from you. To live without occupation, persecution or terror. These are not small things. They are everything. So whenever I see those flags, I will leave the road. I will take the extra steps. I will stand beside the graves of those who believed so deeply in a free Ukraine that they gave everything for it. They did not die for nothing. They died so that Ukraine could remain Ukraine. Now it is our responsibility, and the responsibility of the free world, to make sure their sacrifice leads to victory. #StandWithUkraine
April Huggett46,948 просмотров • 3 месяцев назад
Two weeks ago I had almost 30k followers on Instagram but @meta is silencing voices in #ukraine My new account is up
April Huggett10,255 просмотров • 17 дней назад
I am a #Canadian, a soldier in the Armed forces of #Ukraine and today I’m begging politicians in #Europe to get off their asses and do something about what is happening. Time for talks has long passed; We all promised “Never Again”. Put action to our words and honour our ancestors who gave their lives for our freedoms. Even if it means giving our lives for our future generations. Ukrainians shouldn’t have to die for us and they shouldn’t have to do this alone. #StandWithUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
April Huggett182,742 просмотров • 1 год назад
I am a #Canadian woman serving as a medic in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. I have seen what this war does up close. I have seen soldiers joke through exhaustion because if they stop laughing, they might break. I have seen villages emptied, animals left behind, homes turned into ruins, and good people carrying more pain than any human should ever have to carry. And still, every day, our people keep going. But courage does not stop drones. Hope does not replace medical supplies, batteries, radios, vehicles, generators, or the equipment that keeps our soldiers alive. That is why I am asking for help. The Alcatraz Battalion needs support urgently. We are fighting with everything we have, but we are constantly short of what we need. Every delay costs us. Every missing piece of equipment puts someone’s son, daughter, husband, wife, brother, sister, or friend in more danger. I know people are tired. I know the world is overwhelmed. I know there are a million causes asking for your attention. But please don’t look away from Ukraine. Behind every fundraiser is a real person trying to survive another day. Behind every donation is a chance that someone comes home alive. Even the smallest amount matters here. It turns into fuel for evacuations. It turns into medical supplies. It turns into batteries, protection, repairs, and time. Sometimes it turns into the difference between life and death. Donate if you can. Share if you can’t. Send this to someone who might help. We are not asking for comfort. We are asking for the tools to keep fighting, keep rescuing, keep holding the line, and keep our people alive. Ukraine is still here. We are still here. And we still need you. #Support93 #SupportUkraine
April Huggett67,095 просмотров • 6 месяцев назад
I am a Canadian in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. A medic in the Alcatraz Battalion battalion. Sometimes people give us advice about what we should do but they are coming from a place of privilege. Privilege not a single one of us gets to enjoy until Russia goes home. #RussiaIsATerroristState #SupportUkraine
April Huggett103,877 просмотров • 1 год назад
Sitting in Kramatorsk feeling desperate to help in any way I can. I found one more way. Every $250 = Signed Flag Every $50 = Post card and stamp set Every 50 donations = 2 random people will get something in the mail bought on the Eastern Frontline. The more donations that come in the more we can support small businesses in Donetsk Oblast. Supporting #Ukraine in more ways than one. Runs until November 12th, 2026
April Huggett13,942 просмотров • 1 месяц назад
A russian glide bomb struck my city of Kramatorsk the other day, killing 33 people and injuring 22. I am no longer exhausted. I am fueled by anger and hatred towards every single one of the invaders. And I am putting every ounce of that anger into my work. And you can help too: 501c3 eligible donations: Right now, I am working 24/7 to get as much equipment as possible into the hands of our soldiers. To make sure that every single person in my battalion has what they need to defend Ukrainians, hold the line, and push the russians back. I’m standing inside a building that has already been destroyed. There isn’t a russian in sight. And there doesn’t need to be. They can sit miles away and send glide bombs into our cities, indiscriminately killing civilians and destroying everything around us. They don’t care who they kill. Because this was never about liberation. This is genocide. russians and their supporters don’t understand just how powerful anger and hatred can be as motivators. Every hateful comment they leave on my posts feeds the fire inside me. Every insult, every threat, every attempt to break our spirit just gives me another reason to keep going. I will not stop working. I will not stop fighting for my city, my soldiers, and the people of Ukraine. But I cannot do this alone. Help me rebuild positions in Donetsk Oblast. Help me get equipment into the hands of the soldiers defending our cities. Help us hold the line. And help us get the russians the fuck out of this country. #Support93 #SupportUkraine
April Huggett13,455 просмотров • 1 месяц назад
