Bloodied and bandaged, she became the face of the Ukraine war after Russia's initial invasion in early 2022. And, though her injuries have healed, Olena Kurylo's expression tells a story of her country's ongoing agony – as she stared sorrowfully at the camera while cowering from an airstrike yesterday. Bloodied and bandaged, Olena Kurylo became the face of the Ukraine …
Russia launched a punishing wave of missile, kamikaze drone and artillery attacks on Kharkiv last night amid signs Vladimir Putin may seek to seize Ukraine's second city. Russia struck Kharkiv and Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region, on the border with Russia, with a mass missile, drone, and artillery attack in the early hours of May 10, 2024 Shocking images and …
Katowice: One year after photographs of her bloody face and bandaged head became early symbols of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Olena Kurylo vividly remembers the devastating events of 24 February, 2022. AFP “War really shows you who’s who and makes masks fall,” she said. “I’ve since done a number of projects and every penny raised has gone to help Ukraine,” …
A Ukrainian teacher who was blinded in a missile attack at the start of Russia’s invasion has had her vision restored thanks to Mail on Sunday readers. Shocking photographs of Olena Kurylo’s blood-streaked face were seen around the world after a missile exploded outside her flat near Kharkiv just hours after Vladimir Putin’s troops marched in last February. Photographs of …
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