Vira Hyrych
Vira Hyrych (Ukrainian: Віра Гирич; also transliterated Vira Ghyrytch; 12 September 1967 – 28 April 2022) was a Ukrainian journalist and radio producer.
Vira Hyrych | |
|---|---|
Віра Гирич | |
| Born | 1967 |
| Died | 28 April 2022 (aged 54–55) Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Cause of death | Missile strike |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist and radio producer |
| Organizations | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |
Biography
Hyrych was born in 1967.[1] In 2018, she began working for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Radio Svoboda.[1]
She previously worked for the Israeli embassy in Ukraine.[2]
Her colleague Maryana Drach, publishing editor of Radio Liberty specifies that she was investigating the ecological trace left by the Russian fleet in the Black Sea.[3]
Death
She was killed on 28 April 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine after the building in Kyiv where she lived was hit by a Russian missile attack.[4][5]
Her death happened while UN Secretary General António Guterres was in Kyiv. The bombing was condemned by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs' Jean-Yves Le Drian.[6]
References
- "RFE/RL Journalist Dies In Russian Missile Strikes On Kyiv". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- "Journalist who formerly worked at Israeli embassy killed in Russian strike on Kyiv". Times of Israel. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ""Elle était formidable": une collègue de Vira Ghyrytch, journaliste tuée à Kiev jeudi soir, lui rend hommage". BFMTV (in French). Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- "RFE/RL Journalist Dies in Russian Air Strikes on Kyiv". VOA. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- "It is being reported that the journalist Vera Girich was killed in the missile strike on Kyiv yesterday". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- "Guerre en Ukraine: une journaliste tuée dans le bombardement russe sur Kiev, la France dénonce des "frappes indiscriminées"". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 April 2022.