“Zero line” is a military term that marks the front of the frontlines.

A nonprofit has taken that term to heart — and as its name — and has been recruiting volunteers from everywhere, including South Carolina, to drive ambulances and trucks loaded with supplies to Ukraine's frontlines in its war with Russia.

Charleston Literary Festival founder Walter Fiederowicz recruited his friend, local surgeon and accomplished artist Richard “Duke” Hagerty, to help.

Initially, they offered money.

But Zero Line leader and MIT scientist Ian Miller told them: "It lifts Ukrainian spirits to see Americans care enough to visit. Your presence is important.”

This summer, the two longtime Charleston Republicans joined 27 nonpartisan volunteers and headed to Ukraine. The group included former Capitol poli

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