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Oleksandra Matviichuk
@avalaina
head of the Center for Civil Liberties (Ukraine)/ Nobel Peace Prize 2022/ Democracy Defender Award of OSCE 2016
Kyiv, Ukraine
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    Oleksandra Matviichuk
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    May 24
    I’m in Prague at Globsec, far from home, but I barely slept. The missile struck near my house. This morning I messaged my colleagues, family, and neighbors to check if everyone was okay. Last night, Russia unleashed everything it had on civilians. Intercontinental missiles were
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    Oleksandra Matviichuk
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    Mar 5, 2022
    Andriy Piddubny: My colleague, Anastasiia Yalanskaya died yesterday. Nastya was shot dead by Russian troops while driving in Bucha. It was not an accidental shot, the civilian car was shot at point-blank range, there were 2 other people with it, who also died #StandWithUkraine️
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    Oleksandra Matviichuk
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    Mar 13, 2022
    Yaroslav Bevzyuk: We found the body of our Pasha Lee. He helped the children get out of the house during the evacuation of people from Irpen. The evacuation that Russians disrupted by shelling civilians. Pasha took off his bulletproof vest and put it on the child he was carrying
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    Oleksandra Matviichuk
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    Feb 26, 2022
    This beautiful couple Dmytro and Iryna died yesterday when they defended Kyiv from Russians. #StandWithUkriane
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    Oleksandra Matviichuk
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    Apr 9, 2022
    My dad is alive. There was no connection with him for more than a month under Russian occupation. I really don't know how to express what I feel now
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    Oleksandra Matviichuk
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    Mar 3, 2022
    Olena Shabunina: I don't have a photo of "farewell" - I was not able to say goodbye to my husband. Like a lot of Ukrainian women, I had to take out my children and parents. Here is a terrible feeling of guilt inside that my friends are there in Kyiv and I am safe here.
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    Oleksandra Matviichuk
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    Apr 13, 2022
    Liubov Tsybulska: “Near the Russian Embassy in Tallinn today. This is a such strong action that takes your breath away. Thank you, Estonia”. #RussianWarCrimes
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    Oleksandra Matviichuk
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    Mar 7, 2022
    Yaroslava Fedorash: We applied on April 29, I always wanted to get married on this day. But on Febr 24, Putin went completely insane. The groom joined the territorial defence, I became a volunteer. It didn't make sense to wait any longer. During the war you have only today.
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    Oleksandra Matviichuk
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    Apr 4, 2022
    Touching video. My colleague Dmytro Stretovych, who joined the Ukrainian army, came to his parent's house after the liberation of Nova Basan'. His parents survived after month of Russian occupation. This is happiness. I wish all Ukrainian families to feel it. #StandWithUkraine
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    Oleksandra Matviichuk
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    Mar 19, 2022
    And this is how our beloved Kyiv looked like only three months ago in December last year. I do not feel hate to Russians, but I will bring them to justice for everything that they did with us #StandWithUkraine
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    Oleksandra Matviichuk
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    Mar 23, 2022
    Remember him. This is Mikhail Mizintsev. He is leading the siege of Mariupol. It was he who ordered the bombing of a children's hospital, the drama theatre etc. He has huge experience of destroying cities in Syria. We’ll take care of the meeting him in the Hague #RussianWarCrimes
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    Oleksandra Matviichuk
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    Mar 18, 2022
    This is 16-year-old Katya. Her family came under fire from the Russians during the evacuation from Vorzel. She covered her brother Igor with her body. When Katya started bleeding, 8-year-old Igor got out of the car and started shouting Russians to stop. Photo TV channel Ukraine
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    Oleksandra Matviichuk
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    Jun 7, 2022
    Anna Episheva: My niece was supposed to graduate this year from her high school. She and her friends bought dresses and were looking forward to this day. Then Russians came. Her school was directly hit and destroyed. Today she came back to what is left of her school and her plans
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    Oleksandra Matviichuk
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    Mar 10, 2022
    She walked 17 km with her old dog in her arms to cross the border #StandWithUkraine