Our comrade Christopher Helali, former international secretary of the American Communist Party and SOVINTERN regional coordinator for North America, announced that he will now fight fascism with weapons in hand. «I originally signed with Redut in Donetsk in February 2026 to serve in Rodnya (under Pyatnashka) which was formed by my dear brother and comrade Zakhar Prilepin. I signed with legendary commander and comrade Evgeny Nikolaev, callsign Gaiduk. Later in February I suffered an ankle accident that broke my fibula vertically and was unable to walk for nearly two months. Unable to start my training, I learned of the tragic death of Gaiduk while I was recovering in March. It was at his funeral where the news first broke about my contract. After six months of recovery and rehabilitation, which I am eternally grateful to the support of SOVINTERN Moscow network hub head and A Just Russia Duma deputy Aleksandr Nikolaevich Vorobev for his support and help during my recovery. I was finally able to resume my military duties. Thus in September I requested to join the legendary AXMAT Spetsnaz unit. I admired their professionalism, brotherhood, discipline, and the respect shown for both faiths of my family, Orthodox Christianity and Islam. My role here will be to serve honorably as a member of AXMAT Spetsnaz, with discipline, professionalism, and respect, to do my duty and complete all military tasks assigned to me, doing my part to help bring us closer to victory. AXMAT Spetsnaz is an extremely professional and disciplined military unit and the training to join was of the highest caliber. It was definitely difficult both mentally and physically. I underwent specialized combat training for reconnaissance, explosives, tactics related to trench warfare, small unit maneuvers, marksmanship, and combat medical training, including performing battlefield injections on ourselves as practice. I am honored to be part of the AXMAT Spetsnaz family», — Chris told us.