Iryna Volodymyrivna Tsvila (Ukrainian: Ірина Володимирівна Цвіла; 29 April 1969 – 25 February 2022) was a Ukrainian teacher and photographer who participated in the Russo-Ukrainian War and was killed during the Battle of Kyiv.

Iryna Tsvila
Birth nameIryna Volodymyrivna Tsvila
Born(1969-04-29)29 April 1969
Kyiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Died25 February 2022(2022-02-25) (aged 52)
Kyiv, Ukraine
Allegiance Ukraine
Service/branch Ukrainian Ground Forces
Years of service2014–2022
Battles/wars

Biography edit

After receiving pedagogical education, she worked at the Kyiv International School "Meridian" until 2006.

In 2014, she volunteered during the war in Donbas for the Sich Battalion. She later served for the Ukrainian Army's National Response Guard Brigade.[1] During the Dignity Revolution and the Russo-Ukrainian War, she devoted herself to photography, holding a personal exhibition in the village of Sviatopetrivske in 2017. She was also involved in writing,[2] participating in the publication of the book Voices of War. Stories of Veterans.[1][3]

Works edit

  • Voices of War. Stories of veterans

Personal life edit

Tsvila was killed on 25 February 2022, during the Battle of Kyiv, during an armored assault by Russian troops.[1][2][4][3] Her husband also died during the Battle of Kyiv.[1][4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Cae en combate la escritora ucraniana Iryna Tsvila en la defensa de Kiev". Diario de Cuba (in Spanish). 28 February 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Civiles, una diputada... Las ucranianas dispuestas a luchar contra la invasión rusa". La Sexta (in Spanish). 28 February 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Ukrainan sodan koskettavat tarinat: Vitali ja Iryna antoivat henkensä, myös rakkaus kukoistaa hädän keskellä". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 1 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b Palade, Monica (28 February 2022). "O mamă a cinci copii a murit cu arma în mână apărând Kievul. "Vom câștiga acest război și ne vom răzbuna"". Observator (in Romanian). Retrieved 4 March 2022.

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