Russia’s U.S. ambassador falsely calls Ukrainian medic Yuliia Paievska a “terrorist thug.” But the only blood on her hands came from the civilians and soldiers—Russian and Ukrainian—she fought to save.
“Paievska, with the call sign Taira, is a Ukrainian terrorist thug whose hands are stained with the blood of old people, women and children.”On March 8, International Women’s Day, the U.S. State Department gave the 2023 International Women of Courage Award to Yuliia “Taira” Paievska, a Ukrainian medic credited with saving hundreds of lives.
“Paievska, with the call sign Taira, is a Ukrainian terrorist thug whose hands are stained with the blood of old people, women and children,” Antonov said.“Yuliia ‘Taira’ Paievska has demonstrated extraordinary moral and physical courage in defending Ukraine against relentless Russian aggression.
Yuliia Paievska and other paramedics bandage the head of an injured Ukrainian serviceman in Mariupol on February 24, 2022. Using a body camera, she recorded her team's frantic efforts to bring people back from the brink of death. In 2021, she received a body camera to film a Netflix documentary series on “inspirational figures,” The Associated PressPaievska documented Russian war crimes in Mariupol as its forces laid siege to the city following the February 2022 invasion.
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