Iryna Volodymyrivna Tsvila (; 29 April 1969 – 25 February 2022) was a Ukrainian teacher, activist for the

far-right Far-right politics, also referred to as the extreme right or right-wing extremism, are political beliefs and actions further to the right of the left–right political spectrum than the standard political right, particularly in terms of being ...

All-Ukrainian Union "Freedom" The All-Ukrainian Union "Freedom" ( uk, Всеукраїнське об'єднання «Свобода», translit=Vseukrainske obiednannia "Svoboda"), commonly known as Svoboda, is an ultranationalist political party in Ukraine. It has been ...

and photographer, who participated in the

Russo-Ukrainian War The Russo-Ukrainian War; uk, російсько-українська війна, rosiisko-ukrainska viina. has been ongoing between Russia (alongside Russian separatist forces in Donbas, Russian separatists in Ukraine) and Ukraine since Feb ...

and was killed during the Battle of Kyiv.

Biography

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. 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, participating in the publication of the book ''Voices of War. Stories of Veterans.''

Works

* ''Voices of War. Stories of veterans''

Personal life

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

References

Bibliography

* Подобна, Є. Дівчата зрізають коси. Книга спогадів. — К.І.С, 2020. — 346 с. — * ''Чабарай, Г.'
Ірина Цвіла: «Можливо, я розридаюся, коли настане перемога, а доти не час киснути»
// Тиждень. — 2017. — 14 вересня. * ''Максименко, О.'
«Цвісти за будь-яких обставин» — війна і повернення Ірини Цвілої
// Без броні. — 2020. — 20 січня. * ''Бурлакова, В.'
Ірина Цвіла, позивний Лінза: «Для всіх, хто пройшов війну, це загальна біда — повернутися у „цивілізоване“ життя. Бо де воно цивілізованіше — ще питання»
// Цензор. — 2021. — 5 жовтня. 1969 births 2022 deaths People from Kyiv Oblast Ukrainian women writers Ukrainian women educators Ukrainian photographers Ukrainian women photographers Ukrainian female military personnel Ukrainian schoolteachers Ukrainian military personnel killed in the Russo-Ukrainian War Ukrainian military personnel killed in the Russian invasion of Ukraine Ukrainian military personnel killed in the Kyiv offensive {{Ukraine-bio-stub