Olena Pyrozhenko, evacuated from Oleshky, died in a Kyiv hospital. PHOTO
Olena Pyrozhenko, a former physical education teacher from Oleshky in the Kherson region who was evacuated in late October, died in Kyiv.
Her death was announced on the Facebook page of "Oleshky Hub School No. 4," a municipal school run by the Oleshky City Council, Censor.NET reports.
What we know
"The enemy can wear down the body, but it cannot break the spirit. Our former physical education teacher, Olena Olehivna Pyrozhenko, endured the hardships of occupation in Oleshky and escaped to free Ukrainian territory," the school said.
The school said her heart had stopped.
"Sadly, her heart, worn out by the struggle, stopped in a Kyiv hospital. She wanted to live and be close to her loved ones, but the pain she had endured was too much," the school said.
Colleagues remember her as energetic and quick to smile, always ready to offer advice or a word of encouragement.
Humanitarian mission in Oleshky
- The day before, US First Lady Melania Trump’s office said that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to temporarily halt all hostilities in Oleshky, Kherson region, from 29 October to allow humanitarian aid deliveries and prepare for the evacuation of civilians through a safe corridor.
- Russian dictator’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that the military was coordinating the timing of a ceasefire around Russian-occupied Oleshky, Kherson region.
- Chief of the Russian Armed Forces’ General Staff Valery Gerasimov said that a ceasefire was being introduced in the sector because of the humanitarian operation around Russian-occupied Oleshky in the Kherson region.
- Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets confirmed US First Lady Melania Trump’s statement about the launch of a humanitarian mission in Russian-occupied Oleshky, Kherson region.
- Ukraine is introducing a ceasefire in the area of temporarily Russian-occupied Oleshky in the Kherson region from 3:00 a.m. on October 27 to conduct a humanitarian operation.
- The ceasefire in Oleshky will remain in effect until 10:59 p.m. on November 1.
- On 30 October, a Ukrainian delegation led by ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets safely arrived in temporarily occupied Oleshky in the Kherson region. Lubinets said that everyone who wanted to leave for Ukraine had been able to leave Oleshky.
- On 31 October, Ukrainians evacuated from the temporarily occupied city of Oleshky in the Kherson region arrived in Ukrainian-controlled territory.
