Tributes have actually been paid to a Ukrainian army medic who passed away on the cutting edge fighting Russian soldiers.
Olga Semidyanova, 48, was fatally hurt throughout a fight on the border in between Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia in the south of Ukraine on March 3.
The mum-of-12 had actually served in the army because 2014, and it has actually been declared she continued combating after much of her system had actually been eliminated.
Her household think she was shot in the stomach, however they have actually been not able to recuperate her body due to ongoing combating in the location, leaving them troubled.
Her child, Julia informed The Sun: ‘She conserved the soldiers to the last.
‘We have photos from the place of death — but due to heavy fighting we still can’ t bury my mom.’
Olga, who had the honorary title ‘Mother Heroine’ had 12 kids, consisting of 6 she had actually embraced from a regional orphanage.
She resided in the city of Marhanets around 150 miles from where she was eliminated.
The title ‘Mother Heroine’ is provided to ladies who have actually had more than 5 kids.
Her children have actually led homages to their mum online while members of the Ukrainian federal government have actually likewise paid their aspects.
Anton Gerashchenko, an advisor to the nation’s Interior Ministry, stated: ‘She was killed in a conflict with Russian hooligans.
‘Even when she believed her regiment might not survive, she emphasised her desire to protect the country until the end. She is a national hero. She is a hero to me.’
Marina Ivanchenko stated on Facebook: ‘This Ukrainian woman is truly a hero.’
Another user stated: ‘RIP Olga Semidyanova, hero of Ukraine defender of Europe.’
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky stated previously today that an approximated 1,300 Ukrainian soldiers have actually been eliminated because Russia attacked on February 24, although the real number is not understood.
The verified civilian death toll in Ukraine is 691 individuals with a more 1,143 injured the United Nations Human Rights Office has actually stated on Tuesday.
But the UN has stated the real civilian figures are most likely to be ‘considerably higher’ due to extreme hostilities in some locations and reporting hold-ups.
The combating has actually led more than 3 million individuals to run away Ukraine, the UN quotes.
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