Bikini model who sued Chris Brown heads to Ukraine to join fight against Russia

Liziane Gutierrez, 35, has headed to Ukraine to help with aid efforts in the country and is now delivering food and medicine as the war with Russia rages

A bikini model who famously sued disgraced rapper Chris Brown is the latest person to sign up to help Ukraine and join the struggle against Russia.

Liziane Gutierrez flew from Los Angeles to Krakow, Poland, earlier this month before crossing the border.

The Brazilian-born influencer, who boasts over a million followers on Instagram, is now delivering food and medicine in the besieged nation.

Miss Gutierrez sued Brown in 2016 over an alleged altercation in Las Vegas and won a civil lawsuit against the star after she claimed he attacked her in a hotel room.

The 35-year-old is fighting fit having been placed in a coma by doctors in Istanbul, Turkey, after suffering a severe reaction to anaesthesia while undergoing cosmetic surgery four years ago.

“I decided to come too because I couldn’t just watch what was happening from my house and do nothing,” she said.

“Of course I’m scared when I’m inside Ukraine, but when I help someone I feel that I’m doing the right thing.

“We take stuff to different places, like this hospital in Chervonohrad, some police stations in Lviv and Lutsk, and schools as well.”

Ms Gutierrez claimed that those delivering food and aid were now accompanied by police escorts after the Russian army had captured some volunteers.

But the scariest thing was the air-raid sirens, she said.

“When I hear the siren, it is super scary because we don’t know exactly what to do,” she said.

“It is impossible to get used to.”

Photos and videos show Ms Gutierrez and fellow volunteers loading up supplies in a car, ready for distribution in Ukraine.

Further images show her with donated goods in a Lviv warehouse, and posing with a rescued family who had crossed into Zosin, Poland.

She continued: “The Ukrainian people see us volunteers as heroes.

“Sometimes I feel like crying when I see families breaking apart – men over 18 years old can’t get out of Ukraine.

“I see all the time families with just a backpack and the documents in their hands leaving everything behind.

“But we can’t cry, we are here to give support to these families.”

It’s unclear how many foreigners have travelled to Ukraine to assist in a humanitarian capacity.

However, in an update on March 6, the Ukrainian Government said it had received 20,000 applications from foreigners looking to fight against Russia.

Ms Gutierrez was said to have received around $70,000 (£50,000) in compensation after alleging in 2016 that a member of Brown’s entourage assaulted her at a luxury party hosted by the musician.

She is said to have received around $70,000 in compensation after claiming Brown or a member of his crew assaulted her while confiscating her cell phone at a luxury party held by the R&B star.

At the time, TMZ reported the incident occurred after Brown caught her taking his photo at the bash at the Palms Hotel and Casino on December 31, 2015.

The Grammy award winning artist denied the allegations but reached an agreement after Gutierrez stepped up her claim by suing for defamation when Brown posted a video in which he said she was “too ugly” to have been invited to his party.