Artist and paramedic Marharyta Polovinko died defending Ukraine. PHOTO
Marharyta Polovinko, a 31-year-old Ukrainian artist, paramedic and volunteer, died in the war. She served in the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
This was reported by artists Inha Levi and Nikita Kadan on Instagram and Suspilne Kultura, Censor.NET reports.
The defender was born on 24 March 1994 in the city of Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region.
In 2024, Margarita Polovinko volunteered to assist with the evacuation of wounded soldiers, operating evacuation transport in the first link of the evacuation chain. She later joined the 2nd Mechanized Battalion of the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade.
Marharyta Polovinko first studied at the Dnipro Theatre and Art College, Faculty of Fine Arts, and later graduated from the National Academy of Visual Arts and Architecture with a degree in easel painting.
In an interview for Suspilne, Marharyta said that she started painting a lot at the beginning of the full-scale invasion, when the first news about the deaths of children in Irpin appeared.
"I painted a girl flying like an angel over the houses. The girl is flying over this ugliness of the world. My first perception of the Russians was that they were monsters who came and fought with people," the artist said.
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the artist has been interested in tactical medicine and attended paramedic courses. Polovinko created her diary with blood, which she planned to finish when the war ended, to allow people to wash it off the paintings.
The funeral service for Marharyta will take place on 11 April at 11:00 a.m. in Kryvyi Rih.
The artist and soldier will be buried on the Walk of Fame at the city's central cemetery.
