"The Little Bird" by Kateryna Polishchuk

A defender of "Azovstal", a volunteer paramedic.An actress by profession, she was engaged in volunteer work; after medical courses, as a volunteer she helped civilians and soldiers in the East.In November 2021, Kateryna joined the "Hospitallers" volunteer medical battalion.From the first days of Russia's full-scale offensive against Ukraine, the young woman came to a hospital in Mariupol to save people. The hospital was bombed, so Kateryna, together with other paramedics, ended up at the "Azovstal" plant.After the defenders of Mariupol came out, she spent 4 months in Russian captivity. She was released from captivity in September.

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