“Even after being shot in the ship, we fought to the end”… ’12 Siblings’ Ukrainian Mother Warrior [러, 우크라 침공]

In the midst of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, news broke that a military woman and mother of 12 had died fighting on the front lines.

According to foreign media such as the Daily Mail and The Sun on the 16th (local time), Olga Semidianova, 48, was shot in the stomach by a Russian army during a shootout at the border between Donetsk and Zaporiza in southern Ukraine on the 3rd. She suffered fatal wounds and she eventually died that day, Olga.

It’s been about two weeks since Olga’s death, and her family has yet to recover her body. This is because fierce battles continue every day in the area where Olga died.

Olga’s daughter Julia said, “My mother tried to save the soldiers until the very end.”

Olga, who lived in Marhanets, about 150 miles from Donetsk, was a mother of 12 children, including six adopted from an orphanage. She received the title of ‘Mother heroine’ for this. This is a title given to her mother of five or more of her children.

He was also a soldier who had been serving in the military since 2014. When Olga was shot, most of her comrades were already dead. Olga is said to have fought the Russian army to the end without the help of his men.

The Ukrainian government paid a condolences to Olga. Messages to commemorate Olga continue. Anton Herashchenko, adviser to the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs, said: “Even when she thought that her troops might not survive, she showed a desire to defend the country to the end. Olga is a hero to me and to the people of Ukraine. .

Meanwhile, the Russian military has recently launched indiscriminate attacks on kindergartens, hospitals and religious institutions in Mariupol, Donetsk region. In particular, Russian President Vladimir Putin has been seen killing an old Ukrainian man walking in the street while Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to deter an attack on civilians.

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