The award ceremony will take place on Wednesday, March 8, at the White House. The event will be chaired by Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and US First Lady Jill Biden.
Yuliya Paevska (Tyra), a Ukrainian paramedic and volunteer, has become a laureate of the International Women of Courage (IWOC) international award, presented by the US Department of State. This was reported by the US State Department.
The award ceremony will take place on Wednesday, March 8, at the White House. The event will be chaired by Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and US First Lady Jill Biden.
In addition to Paevskaya, representatives of Afghanistan, Argentina, Central African Republic, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mongolia and Poland became award winners.
It should be noted that Taira provided medical assistance to the participants of the Revolution of Dignity in 2013, and as the head of the volunteer unit of paramedics. Taira Angels conducted tactical medical training on the front line in Donbas from 2014 to 2018.
After the Russian Federation’s massive invasion of Ukraine, Taira continued its activities. He exported video material that documented atrocities committed by the Russian military in Mariupol.
The Russians detained Paevskaya on March 16 as she tried to evacuate women and children from Mariupol to Zaporozhye. He spent three months in the captivity of the Russian Federation, tortured and beaten.
It will be remembered that Tayra was released in June. He recorded a video message after the captivity.
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Source: korrespondent
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