Iryna “Cheka” Tsybukh, combat medic, posthumously awarded title Hero of Ukraine
Pravda Ukraine
Iryna Tsybukh, a paramedic with the Hospitallers medical battalion, has been posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine.
Source: decree on the website of the Office of the President
Quote: “For personal courage and heroism displayed in the defence of state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, selfless service to the Ukrainian people, I hereby decree:
Iryna Volodymyrivna Tsybukh, a public figure and a crew leader of the Hospitallers volunteer battalion, shall be bestowed the title of Hero of Ukraine and the Order of the Golden Star (posthumously).”
Read also: An interview with Iryna “Cheka” Tsybukh, combat medic, 1998-2024
Background:
- In November 2023, Iryna “Cheka” Tsybukh was awarded the Order of Merit of III degree, and in March 2024, she became a laureate of the Ukrainska Pravda 100, The Power of Women award.
- Six days before her death, in her last post on X (Twitter), Iryna wrote: “My birthday is coming soon, and I am proud to have lived to be 26”. However, Iryna did not live to see her 26th birthday for two days. On 29 May, she was killed during a rotation in Kharkiv Oblast.
- In June 2024, Zelensky posthumously conferred the Order of Courage of the III class on Iryna.
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