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Correspondent Violetta Kirtoka has provided in-depth coverage of significant events impacting Ukraine. Among her reports is the pressing need for assistance for Mykhailo Dianov, a defender of Azovstal, who has been released from captivity and requires medical treatment. Additionally, her coverage includes detailed articles on the farewell ceremonies for Ukrainian soldiers killed in battles near Avdiivka. Violetta has also reported on iconic figures such as Major Stepan Tarabalka, known as the Ghost of Kyiv. Her reports often capture the bravery and solidarity among Ukrainians, as seen during the Marine Corps Marathon participation by Ukrainian soldiers affected by the war.

Who is Violetta Kirtoka and what does she report on?

Violetta Kirtoka is a correspondent known for her thorough reporting on Ukrainian events, including the needs of war veterans, community efforts, and important national events. Her reports offer insights into the ongoing challenges and resilience of Ukraine.

What does the Violetta Kirtoka report say about Mykhailo Dianov?

Violetta Kirtoka’s report highlights that Mykhailo Dianov, a defender of Azovstal, has been released from captivity. He needs urgent medical support and assistance following his release, emphasizing the necessity for humanitarian aid and public support.

What events surrounded the Ghost of Kyiv that Violetta Kirtoka reported?

Violetta Kirtoka reported on the legendary fighter pilot known as the Ghost of Kyiv, identified as Major Stepan Tarabalka. Her coverage included insights into his pivotal role in air battles and his martyrdom, underscoring his symbolic status in the Ukrainian conflict.

What was the focus of Violetta Kirtoka's report on the Marine Corps Marathon?

Violetta Kirtoka reported on the participation of four Ukrainian soldiers, who had suffered injuries during the conflict in the east of Ukraine, in the Marine Corps Marathon. Her coverage celebrated their resilience and the international support they received, highlighting the ongoing connections between Ukraine and supportive global communities.

How does Violetta Kirtoka cover events related to Ukrainian soldiers?

Through dedicated and comprehensive reporting, Violetta Kirtoka covers events related to Ukrainian soldiers by documenting their sacrifices, the ceremonies held in their honor, and the community's efforts to support veterans. Her work provides crucial insights into both the personal and broader national impacts of the ongoing military conflicts.

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павло,якімчук,шустрий Pavlo Yakymchuk, war veteran of SOF, call sign Nimble: "Lot of people work for president – and they can’t figure out how to encourage people to fight for Ukraine" A soldier of the 73rd Marine Center wounded in Kherson region has recently returned from the United States, where he studied the experience of communicating with veterans. According to him, it is the treatment of soldiers after service, benefits and social incentives that encourage Americans to join the military. 16 693 95

панченко,олександр,кіртока People’s hero, Police Officer, Sergeant of AFU Oleksandr Panchenko: "Survivors were ordered to take off their pants to calves so that they could not run, because there was nothing to tie them up with. And I realized by underpants that something was wrong. Two of them turned out to be women." Ten years ago, on July 5, 2014, Girkin’s convoy was breaking through from Sloviansk to Donetsk. They were not allowed to pass through the Ukrainian checkpoint near the stele with the name of the city. A direct participant in that fierce historic battle tells us about it. 34 061 18

володимир,нікулін Police Officer Volodymyr Nikulin: "First time I was surrounded in Donetsk ten years ago, and in 2022 - in Mariupol..." The man who helped to bring the unique footage out of occupied Mariupol ten years ago was in his native Donetsk, which was captured by the enemy. During the war, he lost everything twice. And last summer in Pokrovsk, he was wounded in a missile attack when Russia struck the same place for the second time, realizing that they were providing aid to wounded civilians... The policeman continues to defend Ukraine and believes that he will see a football match at the Donetsk stadium one day. 5 894 3

марина,ведькал 93rd Brigade Medic Maryna Vedkal: "Every day I realize that this may be my last visit" In 2014, an intensive care unit nurse from Myrnohrad forced the military enlistment office to remove her reservation in order to go to war and help the wounded. For two and a half years of the full-scale invasion, the woman has literally been living in an armored car to stay as close to the positions as possible. 6 405 4 Previously in trend: War

тимур,веклич,вермут Tymur Veklych, assaultman of Rage Brigade, call sign Vermouth: "Ten years ago, when war in Ukraine had just begun, I was drawing pictures at school to send to army..." A 22-year-old resident of Mykolaiv consciously chose the National Police unit and is now fighting in Kharkiv region, assaulting Vovchansk. 8 015 27 Previously in trend: War

василь,стефурак Vasyl Stefurak: "We were addressed in Ukrainian language, and I thought that reinforcements had finally arrived. But it turned out to be paratroopers-traitors from Crimea..." The commander of the 3rd Mechanized Company of the 28th Brigade spent a year and three and a half months in captivity. His comrades in arms are still in captivity. 36 545 22 Previously in trend: War

Лікарі надають допомогу пораненим уAverina Clinic Wounds treated for 5 hours and put for more than 150 stitches: how to erase "marks of war" The 34-year-old dentist was at work and was severely injured during the missile attack on Kyiv on January 2. Now he is undergoing treatment at a dermatology clinic - doctors are making his rough scars softer, relieving itching and redness. As part of the Zahrava program, the victims receive such treatment free of charge. 9 124 2 Society

Яна Зінкевич Yana Zinkevich, founder of "Hospitallers" volunteer medical service: "Our unit has evacuated 23,000 wounded throughout war" Yana is a legend of this war. And this is no exaggeration. Perhaps even this word is not enough to convey the depth of what Yana has done for the country and continues to do for our Victory. Talking and remembering those who went to war from Maidan as children, we noted with great sadness that there are very few of them left. And Yana is one of them. 14 462 15 War in Ukraine

нестеренко "Everyone said it was "Operation 200". Vito chose guys and went to Left Bank - all of them returned, even without wounded": in memory of scout Vitalii Nesterenko (Vito) Vito was a ship’s captain, but in 2022, he joined the AFU as a volunteer fighter and became a scout, the first to enter the enemy’s rear on Dnipro’s left bank, creating the preconditions for a bridgehead on the left bank of Kherson region. The soldiers of the 222nd Battalion of the 126th Brigade ask to consider their application and posthumously award the title of "Hero of Ukraine" to scout Vitalii Nesterenko, who never received any awards from the state during his lifetime. 18 041 7 Previously in trend: War

Народний герой України волонтер Олег Абрамичев, позивний Піротехнік "In Israel, everyone knows what they will do in war. In Ukraine, it is not clear. Whole country has to fight" - People’s Hero of Ukraine, volunteer Oleh Abramychev (Pyrotechnician) First and foremost, Oleh Abramychev is a volunteer: he has been helping the army since 2014. He is also the head of the Commission on Culture, Education, Youth, Sports and Spirituality and the European Solidarity faction in the Kharkiv City Council. Pyrotechnics is what Oleh used to do before the Russian-Ukrainian war. 13 596 81 Previously in trend: War

семисал Actor, junior sergeant Roman Semysal: "The army is not my thing. But I am law-abiding citizen, so I understand that I have to fight" The commander of the ship "Cherkasy" from the film "Cyborgs" has been serving in the Ukrainian Armed Forces since the beginning of the full-scale offensive and has no intention of returning to civilian life until we win, although he misses his job and profession terribly. 11 316 8 Previously in trend: War

буча Vasyl Molchan, resident of Vokzalna Street in Bucha: "When Bayraktar hit column of Russian armor, ammunition in vehicles started exploding. It was iron fountain." During the detonation, the pensioner and his family were hiding in a house twenty meters away from the burning column. When everything calmed down, he went outside and started taking videos and photos. 26 051 10 Previously in trend: War

панасюк,христина Soldier Khrystyna Panasiuk: "When I put on my armor, helmet, knee pads, ground pad, all these things at training center, and took assault rifle, I noticed: "Yeah, Rambo is over hill..." A music teacher from Rivne, who has traveled throughout almost all units on the front line since 2014 and whose songs are loved and listened to by soldiers, signed a contract with the 126th Odesa Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces. 25 659 18 Previously in trend: War

соколик Taras Sokolyk, commander of 10th Mountain Assault Brigade "Edelweiss": "After whole day of assaults, we communicated with gestures because we could not hear anything - everyone was shell-shocked" The 24-year-old soldier, wounded and shell-shocked, repeatedly forced the enemy to flee during assaults on our positions near Bakhmut. 29 959 4 Previously in trend: War

гарнага,бахмат Lieutenant Colonel Bohdan Harnaha, call sign Bakhmat: "We were not all born for war. Show me at least one woman who got pregnant on purpose to give birth to child for war." Bohdan Pavlovych came to study at the university from the position of Chief of Staff of the 65th Separate Mechanised Brigade. During the two years of full-scale war, he saw both people fighting bravely and running away in fear. That is why we devoted a separate part of the conversation to the question of whether everyone will have to defend the country. 12 451 36 Previously in trend: War

капустяк Yurii Kapustiak, commander of 1st Separate Assault Battalion of 67th Brigade: "When we had to leave encirclement through Russian tank and IFV, I simply told soldiers: either we will die or we will withdraw from and continue fighting for Ukraine." The unit formed by the legendary Hero of Ukraine, People’s Hero of Ukraine Dmytro Kotsiubailo, a friend of DaVinci, after a short recovery, is back in one of the hottest spots of the frontline - near Kupiansk. 10 487 1 War in Ukraine

шаман,бондар Sergeant of 82nd Brigade’s medical company, Yurii Bondar, call sign Shaman: "Today we have more or less good material support, but there are fewer and fewer people willing to become medics" In 2014, the Lviv resident joined the war as a volunteer paramedic with the 95th Brigade: he took the wounded out of Donetsk airport and Debaltseve, helped the soldiers not only with medicine but also in general in any way he could. After the full-scale offensive, he mobilised and is now officially serving in the paratroopers. 10 744 2 Health

тарас,горпиняк Taras Horpyniak, artilleryman with the 10th mountain assault brigade "Edelweiss": "The Russians were complaining: "One tank and 15 ’Ukrops’ killed two and half of our battalions" Taras served in the 109th Battalion of the 10th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade for almost four years. He went through the most terrible and difficult battles near Kyiv, Yakovlivka and on the outskirts of Bakhmut with this unit. 9 709 4 Previously in trend: War

сень,браво Battle of Izium: how city was defended and retaken The soldier who defended Izium told us chronologically about the Russian invasion of this town in the Kharkiv region in March 2022. And about the four days that he fought side by side with the legendary Yashka, a Special Forces officer Roman Kosenko, who died on March 9. 18 012 4 Previously in trend: War

зима,солдати,тепло,холод Winter at war: Soldiers’ experience and advice, or "Donetsk wind blows all heat away" How and with what our soldiers keep warm in trenches, dugouts and on duty at observation posts in Donbas, and what they suffer from the most in Kherson region. 20 728 19 Previously in trend: War

гуйт Oleh Huit, company commander of Rarog strike unmanned aerial vehicles of 24th Brigade: "During company’s existence, we have inflicted more than hundred million dollars worth of damage to enemy" In just a month, this unit destroyed six tanks, an MSTA-S system, seven armored vehicles, three self-propelled artillery guns, two cannons, five cars, six trucks, hit six more tanks, and confirmed the irrecoverable losses of 25 soldiers of the "second army of the world." 6 943 4 Previously in trend: War

миші How to fight mice on front line. A few basic methods "There is nothing so refreshing in the morning as a mouse in your sleeping bag" - a real rodent plague on the front line has led to new jokes. And we asked the soldiers which product proved to be the best in the fight against these small pests 32 306 0 Previously in trend: War

герой,народний,нагорода "The National Hero of Ukraine" award became the first after a two-year break Six awards were given to soldiers, two to the families of the fallen and one to a medical volunteer organisation. 7 006 5 War in Ukraine

мельник Company commander of the 47th Brigade Mykola Melnyk: "The Russians knew our routes of advance, and everything was flying there - the 152nd, 120th, and Grads... The lawyer, who since 2014 joined the volunteer fighters in Avdiivka from time to time, in 2022 joined the 47th newly formed brigade and lost his leg during the first assault of the unit on the Zaporizhzhia direction in June 2023. 48 515 25 Previously in trend: War

роман Deputy Platoon Commander of the Tsunami Assault Regiment of Assault Brigade of National Police of Ukraine "Liut (Fury-ed.)" Roman: "We are people, we are scared. But the task can be fulfilled if everything is done correctly." This fighter comes from Zolote, which has been under occupation since 2022, took part in the mopping-up operation of Klishchiivka near Bakhmut, including the last one, when this village returned to Ukrainian control. 10 814 4 Previously in trend: War

Major Yevhen Slominskyi of 8th Spetsnaz regiment: “Roma, at the expense of his life, gagged machine gunner who wounded three our soldiers” Major Yevhen Slominskyi of 8th Spetsnaz regiment: “Roma, at the expense of his life, gagged machine gunner who wounded three our soldiers” 26-year-old Roman Matviiets of the 8th Spetsnaz regiment was killed near Popasna, the Luhansk region, covering three gravely wounded soldiers: his commander, Major Yevhen Slominskyi and two scouts of the 11th Kyivska Rus Battalion Petro Korsak and Serhii Vovchuk. 107 563 0 Previously in trend: Episodes of the Russian-Ukrainian war

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