Iryna Tsybukh, a 25-year-old Ukrainian combat medic, was killed by Russian forces on May 29, 2024, during a rotation in the Kharkiv region. Tsybukh, known by her call sign 'Cheka,' was a member of the Hospitallers Medical Battalion and had joined the Ukrainian Armed Forces in February 2022. She was also a former master's student at the Kyiv School of Economics and worked as a journalist. Her death occurred just days before her 26th birthday, which she would have celebrated on June 1. A funeral and farewell ceremony was held in Kyiv on June 2, where nearly 1,000 mourners gathered to honor her memory. Tsybukh was remembered for her dedication to defending Ukraine and her efforts to train and encourage others to join the cause.
This is Iryna Tsybukh, 25, a volunteer combat medic. “I want kids," she says in this video. “I want children. I want a house. I want to plant tomatoes… but ending the war is the most important thing.” Hundreds turned out for her funeral in Kyiv yesterday. https://t.co/p5NmrbR3an
Almost 1,000 mourners have gathered in central #Kyiv for the memorial service of a high-profile journalist and volunteer combat medic who was killed in action. https://t.co/OEYALfMQXA
Today Ukrainians mourned the loss of journalist & combat medic Iryna Tsybukh. She, like many other brave defenders, stood up against Russia’s aggression to defend Ukraine’s freedom. The U.S. stands with Ukraine & supports its fight for freedom and democracy. https://t.co/zT1PZXsMkg
Nearly 1,000 people honor a young Ukrainian journalist and volunteer combat medic killed in action https://t.co/orkq11wIRH
Funeral procession today in Kyiv for Ukrainian combat medic Iryna Tsybukh. RIP, Iryna (photo: @kztsky) https://t.co/62fpRjHL6u
Hundreds of people gathered in Kyiv on June 2 to honor the memory of Ukrainian journalist Iryna Tsybukh, who was killed in action while serving as a volunteer combat medic just days before her birthday. https://t.co/ThgTmdle1V
🕯️In #Kyiv, a farewell ceremony was held for 25-year-old paramedic Iryna "Cheka" Tsybukh from the Ukrainian volunteer medical battalion "Hospitallers." She died on May 29 during a rotation in the Kharkiv direction. 📷: linkos / Instagram https://t.co/ROyegBKJ3x
A devastatingly beautiful goodbye to the heroine Iryna "Cheka" Tsybukh in Kyiv today. The day after she would have turned 26 years old. Thousands walked her casket from St. Michael's Cathedral to Independence square with the sound of Ukrainian songs & the bandura. 🎥Radio Liberty https://t.co/3aZODagReS https://t.co/X0YXXlTnTm
A farewell ceremony for the volunteer paramedic Iryna Tsybukh, call sign Cheka, was held in Kyiv. Hundreds of people came with flowers and sang songs from the list that Iryna herself had previously announced for her farewell. Eternal memory and eternal glory to Ukrainian Hero.… https://t.co/ONYjZkrKIn https://t.co/uPy8KcV0ba
In #Kyiv, #Ukraine, people bid farewell to the 25-year-old combat medic Iryna Tsybukh. She was killed by the Russian fire on 29 May in Kharkiv region. Rest in peace and glory, true hero of Ukraine: https://t.co/P8eNIPwXbN
Kyiv says goodbye to Iryna “Cheka” Tsybukh, the well-known combat medic from the “Hospitallers” volunteer medical battalion, who was killed in action on Wednesday. She was 25. https://t.co/rWVuTRREvA
A combat medic of Ukraine's Armed Forces, Iryna "Cheka" Tsybukh, is being honored in Kyiv right now. She was killed by Russians in the Kharkiv region (eastern #Ukraine) on 29 May. On 1 June, Cheka would have turned 26. R.I.P. https://t.co/BlO7b7exqI
Kyiv. Ukrainians bid farewell to combat medic Iryna Tsybukh. She was only 25… RIP, Iryna #StopRussia #StandWithUkraine photo @UKRINFORM https://t.co/laH3IWvbGy
People in Kyiv bid farewell to combat medic Iryna Tsybukh. Rest in power and glory. https://t.co/yQtn6O4IHU
🕯Kyiv, farewell to the fallen combat medic Iryna "Cheka" Tsybukh "Cheka" died during rotation in the Kharkiv Oblast on May 29, a few days before her birthday. On June 1, she would have turned 26 years old 📷: UP https://t.co/lpCwBAytDs
ЧЕКА. Iryna Tsybukh, paramedic with Hospitallers, would have turned 26 on June 1st. Instead, she was killed in Kharkiv region this week while on duty. "Freedom is the highest value", she wrote in her farewell letter. One more Ukrainian voice has been silenced. @HospitallersU https://t.co/yClZ6T2bHw
🕯️ Funeral for combat medic Iryna Tsybukh to be held in Kyiv on Sunday 2 June https://t.co/K76Sd8Z3Hw
1/21🧵May 29, Iryna Tsybukh a volunteer medic of the "Hospitaliers" was killed in the Kharkiv direction. A year ago, she wrote a goodbye letter in case of her death, now shared by her brother. I hope everyone will see it, read it and truly let it stay in your heart & mind. https://t.co/suJbifJ5E6
🫡 An interview with Iryna "Cheka" Tsybukh, combat medic, 1998-2024 https://t.co/Mlpk9ZJupa
Why are our brave men and women dying every day while those who can prevent it fail to make the necessary decisions? RIP Iryna Tsybuh, combat medic 💔 https://t.co/wTXkd3XQmJ
"The only story about freedom is the struggle for it." On May 29, a 25-year-old medic with the Hospitallers, Iryna Tsybukh, with the call sign Cheka, died. It happened during a rotation in Kharkiv region. In a few days, Iryna would have turned 26. Before the full-scale… https://t.co/dU2mw3Rd0Q
During a rotation on the frontline, a combat medic, Iryna 'Cheka' Tsybukh was killed in Kharkiv region. She would have turned 26 on June 1st. Her brother, Yuriy Tsybukh, shared a posthumous letter that Cheka' wrote in case she would get killed—translation in the thread below. https://t.co/9YhtEz4wuC
Iryna Tsybukh, a combat medic from the Hospitallers Medical Battalion, died in action yesterday in the Kharkiv region. She was one of those who not only defended the country, but also worked tirelessly to encourage others to join, train, and learn how to be effective. She was… https://t.co/K4mWfNoYCb
Iryna Tsybukh, a combat medic who was killed yesterday at the frontlines, was a master student at @kse_ua, when the war started. She volunteered to defend her country. (You can support her family here: https://t.co/rPEtBPabpk.) https://t.co/4YfmYge3Di
Zelenskyi's evening speech -- Yesterday, Iryna Tsybukh, a combat medic with the Hospitallers, one of those who not only defended the state but also did everything to help others join, train and learn to be effective, was killed in the Kharkiv sector. In matters of frontline… https://t.co/kEjLuFI19t
Irina Tsybukh, a former KSE master’s student, lost her life. A KSE master student at the start of the invasion, she became a medic and joined the Hospitallers in April 2022 She hoped to return and complete her thesis once the war ended https://t.co/Ip0GHHq2fI
🕯 Combat medic Iryna Tsybukh killed on Kharkiv front https://t.co/tvKpybZOTK
🥀The #Hospitallers Paramedics team mourns the irreplaceable loss of their valued member, combat medic Iryna Tsybukh, aged 25. Tragically, she passed away yesterday in #Kharkiv Oblast. “I want children. I want a house. I want to plant tomatoes... but the most important thing… https://t.co/MH4CVAg8ho
🥀The #Hospitallers Paramedics team mourns the irreplaceable loss of their valued member, paramedic Iryna Tsybukh, aged 25. Tragically, she passed away yesterday in #Kharkiv Oblast. “I want children. I want a house. I want to plant tomatoes... but the most important thing is… https://t.co/SR0Ww6KEuR
25-Year-Old Ukrainian Medic Iryna Tsybukh Killed by Russian Forces in Kharkiv on May 29 https://t.co/zg0Io0qxnP
Yesterday, a 25-year-old Ukrainian paramedic Iryna "Cheka" Tsybukh was killed by Russian forces in the Kharkiv region (eastern Ukraine). Iryna joined the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Feb. 2022. She died a few days before her birthday. R.I.P. https://t.co/yfXziVGhCp