'With honor and weapon in hand' — artist Marharyta Polovinko killed on front line defending Ukraine

'With honor and weapon in hand' — artist Marharyta Polovinko killed on front line defending Ukraine

Artist Marharyta Polovinko could have spent her life creating art that challenged, provoked, and illuminated viewers. But Russia invaded her country, so she joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine.A rising star in Ukraine's contemporary art scene, Polovinko made the decision to enlist in late 2024, channeling the same passion that drove her art into the defense of her country.The war shaped not only how she lived, but how she created art — many of he…

At the age of 28, Ukrainian boxer Vladimir Mandzyuk died in the war against Russia. The Ukrainian Boxing Association agreed on this. The athlete went to the front in the fall of 2024, joined the ranks of the Special Operations Forces of the USSR. He died in battle on April 9, and on April 11 the warrior was posthumously awarded the Golden Crest. “A fighter in the ring is a fearless warrior on the battlefield. Vladimir was sincere - honest, hopef…

Margarita Połowinko, an artist who dedicated herself to saving lives on the front, has died. The painter swapped her brush for medical rescue, providing assistance to wounded soldiers on the front lines. She served in the 3rd Independent Assault Brigade. She was only 31 years old.

Ukrainian artist Margarita Polovinko created idiosyncratic images that focused on life in the post-Soviet periphery and later on the war. She has now died at the age of 31 as a soldier serving on the front lines.

Ukrainian artist Marharyta Polovinko, 31, died in combat on 5 April in the Kharkiv region. Engaged since 2024 in the army, she was a combat doctor.