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“Children lost their father — why aren’t they being helped?” What concerns Belarusian volunteers after four years of war

Commander of the Kastus Kalinouski Regiment, Pavel “Dziadzka” Shurmei, Poland, December 1, 2024. Photo: Belsat.
Commander of the Kastus Kalinouski Regiment, Pavel “Dziadzka” Shurmei, during a minute of silence in memory of fallen soldiers of the regiment at a meeting in Warsaw, Poland, December 1, 2024. Photo: Belsat.

According to the United Transitional Cabinet, over four years of the full-scale war in Ukraine, more than 1,000 fighters from Belarus have served through the Kalinouski Regiment alone. Are Belarusians still as willing to go and fight for Ukraine? What problems do they face during service and after it ends? Who supports their families and how? We look for answers together with volunteers and Vadzim Kabanchuk, representative of the United Transitional Cabinet for defense and national security.